It's too bad about ProPublica; I was impressed with their work revealing Pakistan's role in the Mumbai attacks.
I should have guessed; if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Fox News via Israel Matzav:
"Why Don't We Hear About Soros' Ties
to Over 30 Major News Organizations?"
.... Prominent journalists like ABC’s Christiane Amanpour and former Washington Post editor and now Vice President Len Downie serve on boards of operations that take Soros cash. This despite the Society of Professional Journalists' ethical code stating: “avoid all conflicts real or perceived.”
This information is part of an upcoming report by the Media Research Centers Business & Media Institute which has been looking into George Soros and his influence on the media.
The investigative reporting start-up ProPublica is a prime example. ProPublica, which recently won its second Pulitzer Prize, initially was given millions of dollars from the Sandler Foundation to “strengthen the progressive infrastructure” – “progressive” being the code word for very liberal. In 2010, it also received a two-year contribution of $125,000 each year from the Open Society Foundations. In case you wonder where that money comes from, the OSF website is www.soros.org. It is a network of more than 30 international foundations, mostly funded by Soros, who has contributed more than $8 billion to those efforts.
The ProPublica stories are thoroughly researched by top-notch staffers who used to work at some of the biggest news outlets in the nation. But the topics are almost laughably left-wing. The site’s proud list of “Our Investigations” includes attacks on oil companies, gas companies, the health care industry, for-profit schools and more. More than 100 stories on the latest lefty cause: opposition to drilling for natural gas by hydraulic fracking. Another 100 on the evils of the foreclosure industry.
Throw in a couple investigations making the military look bad and another about prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and you have almost the perfect journalism fantasy – a huge budget, lots of major media partners and a liberal agenda unconstrained* by advertising....
* "New York Times Co. reported a 58% decline in first-quarter profit on persistent advertising weakness." (WSJ - 04/22/2011)
For more, see this Guide to the George Soros Network. As always, our thanks to
"Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!"
-Scott, Sir Walter
Marmion, canto 6, stanza 17
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