Why Don't We Hear About Soros' Ties to Over 30 Major News Organizations?

Fox News ^ | 5/11/11 | Dan Gainor

[markomalley]

When liberal investor George Soros gave $1.8 million to National Public Radio , it became part of the firestorm of controversy that jeopardized NPR’s federal funding. But that gift only hints at the widespread influence the controversial billionaire has on the mainstream media. Soros, who spent $27 million trying to defeat President Bush in 2004, has ties to more than 30 mainstream news outlets – including The New York Times, Washington Post, the Associated Press, NBC and ABC.

Prominent journalists like ABC’s Christiane Amanpour and former Washington Post editor and now Vice President Len Downie serve on boards of operations that take Soros cash. This despite the Society of Professional Journalists' ethical code stating: “avoid all conflicts real or perceived.”

This information is part of an upcoming report by the Media Research Centers Business & Media Institute which has been looking into George Soros and his influence on the media.

The investigative reporting start-up ProPublica is a prime example. ProPublica, which recently won its second Pulitzer Prize, initially was given millions of dollars from the Sandler Foundation to “strengthen the progressive infrastructure” – “progressive” being the code word for very liberal. In 2010, it also received a two-year contribution of $125,000 each year from the Open Society Foundations. In case you wonder where that money comes from, the OSF website is www.soros.org. It is a network of more than 30 international foundations, mostly funded by Soros, who has contributed more than $8 billion to those efforts.

[rdb3]

Between media and political think tanks its hard to say which is worse but combined they’re a global monster

Exactly, yet I've no idea how to confront this.

If you can't appreciate the pure beauty of the violin after hearing this, something's wrong with your ears.

Or you can get raw with these strings. Either way, the violin is sweet yet lethal.

Do it!

[Yaelle]

I don’t know how we can ignore mainstream either; I agree they always need to be refuted. But they control everything. People like Obama because of the MSM and they hate palin for the same reason. They control What is News. They are what Joe and Josie Q Public see every day. And they are clearly liberal / Dem / Soros.

It’s a problem.

[redhead]

"i hope to hang on long enough to bankrupt Soros (schwartz). May Obama spend ALL of his $1B campaign funds and lose while we’re at it."

I've been cursing his fortune to its roots for some time now. And I hope we can keep enough people in the "Possible" column to keep the Obots spending down the warchest. What would be ideal would be to have him waste it early, and be strapped by september. :o)