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From the Washington Examiner: A constellation of ostensibly local publications owned by a Democratic-aligned corporation based in New York City received a record amount of funding from the Soros network during the 2024 election cycle. The news network went on to spend millions on political advertisements praising Democrats and opposing Republicans, without disclosing their partisan ties.
Courier Newsroom is a public benefit corporation that owns and operates a network of 11 media outlets presenting themselves as trusted sources of “local news.” These newsrooms, all of which are located in politically competitive states, however, have historically published favorable pieces about regional and national Democrats while giving unfavorable coverage to Republicans, all without disclosing Courier’s extensive ties to the Democratic Party.
The Fund for Policy Reform, part of the Soros family’s Open Society Foundations network, gave Courier $15 million in 2023 to support its “locally focused journalism,” grant records show. In all previous years combined, Open Society Foundations had given the media operation just $4 million.
The report explains that Courier then turned around and spent nearly $11 million for ads on Facebook and Instagram during the final months of the 2024 election season. Courier’s ads all targeted swing state voters in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, Arizona, New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, and Wisconsin – all highlighting stories that were negative toward Republicans and praised Democrat candidates.
A high percentage of Courier’s ads targeted Pennsylvania, where they spent about $3 million to promote pro-Harris stories from their local branch, the Keystone, and received over 1 million impressions.
Funding Courier is only a small part of the Soros’ efforts to influence the media. The Washington Examiner also reported:
- Soros Fund Management is also heavily invested in Crooked Media, which hosts Pod Save America and dozens of other popular liberal podcasts.
- In 2022, the Soros company was involved in Latino Media Network’s $60 million purchase of over a dozen Spanish-language radio networks
- In February 2024, George Soros spent $400 million to purchase a stake in Audacy, the nation’s second-largest radio network
- In July 2024, Soros Fund Management bought a share in Her Campus Media, a portfolio of brands targeting young women
Soros gave record cash to pro-Democratic ‘local news’ network that spent millions influencing 2024 electionhttps://t.co/vq4v6yqj3R @EIwatchdogs @JonesNed @ElectionNotes
— Citizens Election Research Center (@CERCEyesOn) December 6, 2024
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