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Columbia Journalism Review Reports the Gates Foundation Gave $250 Million-Plus to News Outlets
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In August 2020, the Columbia Journalism Review published an investigation by Tim Schwab finding that the Gates Foundation had directed more than $250 million in grants to media organizations and journalism projects. Recipients included the BBC, NBC, Al Jazeera, ProPublica, The Guardian, The Atlantic, the Financial Times, and Gannett, among many others, alongside media-training programs and outlets covering global health and development. The piece raised concerns that such widespread funding could blunt critical scrutiny of the foundation and shape coverage of Gates's priorities, and noted the grants often went undisclosed in related reporting. The foundation said its media grants aim to expand quality coverage of underreported issues, not to influence editorial decisions.
Source: https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php
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