Arianna Huffington (L) with Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans (R)
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The Huffington Post Investigative Fund is struggling, according
to the
Business Insider.
Arianna Huffington
unveiled plans for her left-leaning gossip website’s foray
into investigative journalism in March but so far the site is
reportedly having trouble generating content.
The evidence of internal chaos is somewhat thin so far but
respected writers claim they were treated poorly by the outfit.
One unhappy writer suggests that the Huffington Post
Investigative Fund doesn’t have much cash.
In March it was revealed that the program’s startup budget would
be $1.75 million. The money would be provided by the Huffington
Post and the Atlantic Philanthropies. The Bermuda-based Atlantic
Philanthropies is headed by Gara LaMarche, who used to be a vice
president of liberal uber-philanthropist George Soros’s Open
Society Institute. LaMarche is a member of Soros’s Democracy
Alliance, a billionaires’ club that is organizing to
turn America into a European-style socialist state.
Meanwhile, Capital Research Center (the think tank at which I
work) has had two articles out in as many months on the
state of American journalism.
This month Tim Cavanaugh penned “Bailing Out the Press: Can
Non-Profit Status Save American Newspapers?” Here’s a summary of
the Foundation
Watch article:
Could a bailout of the newspaper industry be on its way? A new
Senate bill would offer financially struggling newspapers
non-profit status in order to save investigative journalism.
Critics say it probably won’t work, gives nonprofit media a tax
advantage, could subject the free press to IRS oversight, and
could open the door to more serious government interference in
the media. But when has that ever stopped a crusading
politician?
Last month Cheryl K. Chumley wrote “ProPublica:
Investigative Journalism or Liberal Spin?” Here’s a summary of
that Foundation
Watch article:
The press is filled with sad stories about venerable for-profit
newspapers that have been forced to declare bankruptcy and shut
down. So it’s striking that the billionaire liberals Herb and
Marion Sandler have decided now is the time to fund a new
nonprofit group called ProPublica whose mission is to serve the
public interest by funding independent investigative
journalism. Too bad Pro Publica churns out little more than
left-wing hit pieces about Sarah Palin and blames the U.S.
government for giving out too little foreign aid.
Daisy| 6.3.09 @ 12:34AM
NOT pretty in pink. lol
Pingback| 6.3.09 @ 4:24AM
IRS Estate Tax - HuffPo’s Investigative Journalism Effort Struggling? - Spectator.org links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
Pete| 6.3.09 @ 9:04AM
See that book in her hands, "Stop the Next War Now?" Think it has "tough talk" about UN resolutions for S. Korea? Perhaps it has a blueprint for a tea party to throw for Iran's leaders so they won't be so "mean." Or maybe, just maybe, it has a "how to" section on aplogizing to your enemies like a US President.
Pingback| 6.3.09 @ 9:25AM
Journalistic chutzpah missing in liberals quest for relevance links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:
ny banker| 6.3.09 @ 11:18AM
If the Huff Post has a former NY Post top journalist like Teri Buhl walking away from reporting for it then she must have been fed up with their complete lack of understanding of what the real issues are in the financial crisis. Her reporting is usually pro wall street / freemarket - always tell you something new that the typical liberal writers had left out of their coverage. They could have used a street smart reporter like her. Simply shows they have no idea what kind of message they want communicate with their news.
pigment Red | 4.7.10 @ 9:11PM
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