The founder of Craigslist is using his fortune to further shape journalism into partisan activism that peddles lies to help Democrats.
In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, billionaire philanthropist Craig Newmark spent close to $200 million on news media projects to help fight “disinformation,” secure “voting integrity,” and defeat Donald Trump. More importantly, after a raft of multimillion-dollar gifts to New York’s leading journalism schools, he is poised to shape the future of journalism. However, after the recent dramatic collapse of one of his flagship investments at the Harvard Shorenstein Centre , Newmark’s low-profile news media meddling has […]
Article Source: thefederalist.com