{"id":135605,"date":"2024-05-29T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/?p=135605"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:30:25","slug":"journalists-celebrate-betraying-public-selling-out-to-gates-soros-ford-rockefeller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldtribune.com\/2025\/journalists-celebrate-betraying-public-selling-out-to-gates-soros-ford-rockefeller\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Journalists’ celebrate betraying public, selling out to Gates-Soros-Ford-Rockefeller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Special to WorldTribune.com<\/span>, May 29, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

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Corporate<\/span> WATCH<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Commentary by<\/em><\/span> Joe Schaeffer\u00a0<\/a> @Schaeff55<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Major big-box media executives are directly connected with an ongoing effort to transform their profession into a vehicle for social change brought about by working with \u201cgovernment, corporate, and nonprofit\u201d entities to control information.<\/p>\n

On May 1, the Associated Press reported<\/a> results of a media poll which got significant national play:<\/p>\n

Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues.<\/em><\/p>\n

About half of Americans, 53%, say they are extremely or very concerned that news organizations will report inaccuracies or misinformation during the election. Some 42% express worry that news outlets will use generative artificial intelligence to create stories, according to a poll from the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cThe level of engagement is good,\u201d Michael Bolden, CEO of the American Press Institute, AP\u2019s polling partner here. \u201cThe thing that\u2019s most concerning is that they\u2019re not sure they can actually trust the information.\u201d<\/p>\n

That positive engagement level can be explained by the dominant hold \u201cnational news outlets\u201d continue to enjoy over modern mass communications platforms, even in the Age of the Internet. It\u2019s a lot easier to get readers to your big-brand news site when Google or Facebook won\u2019t include smaller competitors in search engine results.<\/p>\n

The trust problem is also no mystery. Establishment-favored news outlets have become echo chambers for the establishment instead of independent reporters. Things have so evolved that not only are these large-scale media outlets favored by the establishment… they are increasingly being funded by them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe American Press Institute also receives funding from individuals and philanthropic foundations that support our mission,\u201d API states on a \u201cFinancials\u201d page<\/a> on its website. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism are listed as prominent financial backers.<\/p>\n

World Tribune<\/strong><\/span> has reported<\/a> on Knight and Lenfest:<\/p>\n

The Lenfest Institute states that it \u201cis funded by a major $40 million gift from the late cable giant, Gerry Lenfest, and it has also received funding from the Knight Foundation, Facebook, and Google.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Knight Foundation is a frequent collaborator of notorious leftist \u201cphilanthropic\u201d powerhouse organizations such as the Ford Foundation and George Soros\u2019s Open Society Foundations.<\/em><\/p>\n

API also discloses that it has received funding over the years from Google, The Boston Globe, The New York Times and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n

Gee, why aren\u2019t we trusted?<\/p>\n

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Related<\/span>: Standards for the American Free Press<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The American Press Institute is a project of<\/a> the News\/Media Alliance, a \u201cnonprofit organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area\u201d that represents \u201cover 2,200 diverse publishers in the United States \u2013 from the largest groups and international outlets to hyperlocal sources, from digital-only and digital-first to print. Our members are trusted and respected providers of quality journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Its Board of Directors lists top executives<\/a>, including several CEOs, from a vast array of powerful big-brand media outlets:<\/p>\n