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The local news sites paid for by political money
Metric Media on the right, Courier Newsroom on the left: local mastheads, political money, and the funders researchers have mapped.
2 sources · 12 records
Who Pays Reporters
A byline tells you who wrote the story. It doesn't tell you who paid for it. We follow the money behind journalism, from owners, advertisers, foundations, platforms and governments to the newsrooms and reporters they fund, and every connection links to the record it came from.
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Lead report · Philanthropy · Middle East desk
Drop Site calls itself reader-supported. Open Society funded a Middle East desk with $250,000.
Open Society gave $250,000 in 2024 for a Drop Site News Middle East desk. The site's fundraising calls it reader-supported.
> who pays "Sharif Abdel Kouddous"?
← employed by Drop Site News
← run by Ryan Grim
← run by Jeremy Scahill
← paid by Social Security Works Education Fund
← paid by Open Society Foundations $250,000
2 funders · 5 connections · 1 source
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Where the money comes in
open the full map →| How journalists get paid | Connections |
|---|---|
| OwnershipControl of the title: who sits above the editor. | 15 |
| Advertising & sponsorshipDisplay spend, sponsored series, newsletter slots. | 0 |
| PhilanthropyCore, project and restricted grants. | 3 |
| Platform dealsLicensing and innovation money from tech platforms. | 0 |
| State moneySubsidies, public grants, state-media payments and commissions. | 1 |
| Political moneyPACs, campaign committees and political nonprofits. | 5 |
| Fees & hospitalitySpeaking, moderating, panels, press trips. | 3 |
| Employment & commissionsSalaries, contracts, freelance rates. | 4 |
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The paid-news inquiry named the methods. Reliance and Adani now own the networks.
In 2010 India's Press Council named cash, equity and advertising as ways to buy coverage. Reliance and Adani now own the networks.
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The Grayzone Editor Paid by Iranian State Media While Working for Russia's Sputnik
Wyatt Reed took Press TV payments in 2020 and 2021 while a Sputnik correspondent, then joined The Grayzone's staff.
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