InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
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ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Good
In the field of journalism, where objectivity and impartiality were once virtues, not vices, the rise of nonprofit newsrooms was initially meant to be a way for journalists to refocus…
ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Bad
While ProPublica’s broad-scope investigative reporting and extensive data journalism have earned it praise and a good reputation, the more narrowly focused coverage coming from the organization of late has diminished…
ProPublica’s Weaponization of Journalism: The Ugly Truth
By cherry-picking facts and basing reports on insinuations ProPublica crafted a narrative so egregiously one-sided that many started to question its commitment to unbiased reporting. Bad journalism happens, especially in…
More Overstatement Of “The Powell Memo’s” Role
Mehrsa Baradaran’s new The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America joins many other histories in citing “the Powell memo” as an important part of their narratives. In the case of The Quiet Coup,…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
The Institutional Revolution at National Public Radio
Last week, longtime National Public Radio editor Uri Berliner wrote an op-ed on his recent experiences at NPR, tracing its ideological transformation from left-leaning to vanguardist woke-progressive. While Berliner pointed…
The Bill Gates and Big Philanthropy Problems—and Ours
Money, including when it comes in the form of big donations, can solve a lot of problems, yes. Most of us would take it, along with the problems. The deceptive,…
The Election Trust Initiative
Millions of voters began to distrust elections in 2020 (in part) because left-leaning nonprofits were so involved in the process. From voter registration to get-out-the-vote mailers to election administration and…
Comparing Higher-Ed and Foundation Endowments with at Least $10 Billion in Assets Under Management
When U.S. Sen. J. D. Vance proposed a bill last December that would increase the excise tax from the current 1.4% to 35% on the net investment income from the…