Kaboom@reddthat.com to Conservative@lemm.ee · 4 months ago[Wikileaks] USAID was funding over 6,200 journalists across 707 media outlets and 279 "media" NGOs, including nine out of ten media outlets in Ukraine.x.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down134
arrow-up1-22arrow-down1external-link[Wikileaks] USAID was funding over 6,200 journalists across 707 media outlets and 279 "media" NGOs, including nine out of ten media outlets in Ukraine.x.comKaboom@reddthat.com to Conservative@lemm.ee · 4 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·4 months agoThey’re legally independent, but when their budget is 80% American government, they’re effectively not independent.
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·4 months agoI took that to mean that 80% was directly affected, as in it came from this one US Govt program. But that’s also a valid interpretation.
They’re legally independent, but when their budget is 80% American government, they’re effectively not independent.
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I took that to mean that 80% was directly affected, as in it came from this one US Govt program. But that’s also a valid interpretation.