<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> George Soros and his ties to over 30 'News' Organizations<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/george-soros-and-his-ties-to-over-30-news-organizations/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| May 12, 2011 at 11:11 AM | Tags: ABC <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=abc>, Associated Press<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=associated-press>, Christiane Amanpour<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=christiane-amanpour>, CNN <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=cnn>, Cynthia A. Tucker<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=cynthia-a-tucker>, George Soros <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=george-soros>, Jill Abramson <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=jill-abramson>, Kerry Smith <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=kerry-smith>, Ln Downie<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=ln-downie>, mainstream media <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=mainstream-media>, NBC <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=nbc>, Progressive<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=progressive>, ProPublica <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=propublica>, Sandler Foundation <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=sandler-foundation>, Society of Professional Journalists<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=society-of-professional-journalists>, Washington Post <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=washington-post> | Categories: Political Issues <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145>| URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-5fv
<http://scottystarnes.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/george_soros5.jpg> Owner of the left-wing mainstream media With rabid lefties always crying about the Koch Brothers, you never hear about the owner of the Democratic Party, George Soros, and his ties to over 30 news organizations. This is Liberal hypocrisy 101<http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/11/dont-hear-george-soros-ties-30-major-news-organizations/#ixzz1M8trgdMt> . When liberal investor George Soros<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/george-soros.htm#r_src=ramp>gave $1.8 million to National Public Radio<http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/transparency/news/npr-grant-20101018>, it became part of the firestorm of controversy that jeopardized NPR’s federal funding. But that gift only hints at the widespread influence the controversial billionaire has on the mainstream media. *Soros, who spent $27 million trying to defeat President Bush<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-18/soros-says-obama-has-lost-control-of-the-agenda-.html>in 2004, has ties to more than 30 mainstream news outlets – including The New York Times, Washington Post, the Associated Press, NBC and ABC.* Think Journ-o-list<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/leftist-media-proves-their-bias-with-journolist/>. This is the same thing but with more funding. Prominent journalists like ABC’s Christiane Amanpour<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/reporters/christiane-amanpour.htm#r_src=ramp>and former Washington Post editor and now Vice President Len Downie serve on boards of operations<http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/11/dont-hear-george-soros-ties-30-major-news-organizations/#>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 <http://www.mrc.org/bmi/commentary/2011/Unreported_Soros_Event_Aims_to_Remake_Entire_Global_Economy.html>which has been looking into George Soros and his influence on the media. The investigative reporting start-up ProPublica<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/propublica.htm#r_src=ramp>is a prime example. ProPublica, which recently won its second Pulitzer Prize, initially was given millions of dollars from the Sandler Foundation<http://www.slate.com/id/2175942/>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<http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/11/dont-hear-george-soros-ties-30-major-news-organizations/#>of more than 30 international foundations<http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/contact/coordinators>, mostly funded by Soros, who has contributed more than $8 billion<http://www.soros.org/about/bios/staff/george-soros>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 <http://www.propublica.org/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<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/iraq/guantanamo.htm#r_src=ramp>Bay and you have almost the perfect journalism fantasy – a huge budget, lots of major media partners and a liberal agenda unconstrained by advertising. One more thing: a 14-person Journalism Advisory Board<http://www.propublica.org/about/leadership/>, stacked with CNN’s David Gergen and representatives from top newspapers, a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal and the editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster. Several are working journalists, including: • Jill Abramson, a managing editor of The New York Times; • Kerry Smith, the senior vice president for editorial quality of ABC News; • Cynthia A. Tucker, the editor of the editorial page of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ProPublica is far from the only Soros-funded organization that is stacked with members of the supposedly neutral press. The Center for Public Integrity is another great example. Its board of directors <http://www.iwatchnews.org/about/our-people/board-of-directors>is filled with working journalists like Amanpour from ABC, right along side blatant liberal media types like Arianna Huffington<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/reporters/arianna-huffington.htm#r_src=ramp>, of the Huffington Post<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/the-huffington-post.htm#r_src=ramp>and now AOL. Like ProPublica, the CPI board is a veritable Who’s Who of journalism and top media organizations, including: • Christiane Amanpour – Anchor of ABC’s Sunday morning political affairs program, “This Week with Christiane Amanpour.” A reliable lefty, she has called tax cuts “giveaways<http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2010/12/20/abc-s-amanpour-refers-tax-cuts-giveaways>,” the Tea Party<http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/tea-party.htm#r_src=ramp>“ extreme <http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2010/20101017090954.aspx>,” and Obama “very Reaganesque.<http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2011/01/26/amanpour-hails-obama-reaganesque-contended-tea-party-too-extreme-reagan> ” • Paula Madison – Executive vice president and chief diversity officer for NBC Universal, who leads NBC Universal’s corporate diversity initiatives, spanning all broadcast television, cable, digital, and film properties. • Matt Thompson – Editorial product manager at National Public Radio and an adjunct faculty member at the prominent Poynter Institute. 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