Many corporate media and their parent companies have received taxpayer cash from government customers over the past decade, federal government records reveal.
Outlets such as Politico, The New York Times, the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Co Inc., and the Associated Press, have raked taxpayer dollars from countless federal agencies, according to US spending records. I have confidence in corporate media It's falling sharply To the lowest level as numerous reported errata from major stores have continued to drive trust since at least 1972.
Politico has totaled $35,018,269 in taxpayer dollars mandated in the form of contracts from 2015 to the present, with some long-term contracts being extended until 2029. According to In spending data. In addition to granting access to paid content, the Politico Pro subscription accounted for $8.2 million in spending, including a network framework. According to On the Politico website. (Related: The Trump Pentagon reportedly prepares to close the curtains on an American Syrian excursion)
Politico Pro subscription costs around $10,000 and is commonly used by both parties' Hill staff. Politico's clients included the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Agriculture and the President's Office of Enforcement (EOP), among many other agencies, according to spending data.
Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami said in a memo to staff on Wednesday that the outlet was “not a beneficiary of government programs or subsidies” and that the “overwhelming majority” of its customers are in the private sector.
The New York Times building will be located on February 7th, 2024 in Midtown, New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dow Jones & Co Inc. was raked up with more than $4 million government contracts, including purchases of WSJ content from DOD, EOP and the Department of Treasury among many other government clients. According to Spend data. Other purchases reflected in the total include access to Dow Jones Risk Compliance Services, Factiva, the Business Intelligence Database, and other outlets owned by the parent company.
Associated Press and its associated “child recipients” Press Association, Inc. has received one of the major investments from the government, exceeding more than $50 million awards for a variety of services. According to Spend data.
The AP received a $19,502,333 contract from the US Global Media Agency (AGM) that will grow from 2017 to 2022. According to On your spending record. Additionally, AGM will be able to hand out at least $5 million by 2027 to “access wire services such as text, videos, photos, images and more.”
AP I said CNN said Wednesday that the government has been “long-term AP clients, through both Democrats and Republican administrations.”
“We license the AP's nonpartisan journalism, like thousands of news outlets and customers around the world,” the AP told CNN. “It's very common for the government to contract with the press for content.”
The State Department also It was handed over Expense records show that countries such as Laos, Timor Reste and other “Pacific Island Countries or Territories” are being considered, making it more than $400,000 for the AP from 2019 to 2024 to $400,000 for the AP and $400,000 for the AP from 2019 to 2024. Beyond that, we are supporting the overseas expansion of outlets in the Pacific Ocean.
According to spending data, NYT received a total of 3,107,520 worth of obligation agreement awards from 2003 to 2025, with the majority of contracts being subscriptions to printed and online newspapers. NYT's clients include DOD, the Bureau of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Department of Transportation.
Other purchases included advertisements from various agencies, including the US Air Force and VA, according to data.
National News Networks' trust is 30% lower than 2016 and 2024. According to Go to the Pu Research Center. Furthermore, the data shows that Republicans and young people are more likely to trust social media for the news, just like traditional national news networks.
The false or misleading reporting cases have only driven distrust among the public about the corporate media.
Politico parrot Feelings The Hunter Biden laptop story was “Russian misinformation” in 2020, claiming that two former reporters were advised to cover the story of senior staff. Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony related to gun purchases in June 2024, and the Department of Justice has admitted his laptop to be authentic and used it as evidence in their case against Hunter .
However, Hunter received an amnesty from his father, President Joe Biden, on December 1st.
NYT ran the story in 2021 Claim Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents pushed back Haitian immigrants with whips at the tropical border of Del Rio, Texas. However, a year later, CBP's investigation found no evidence of a whipping happening, but the NYT did not defeat their story.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt I said A press conference on Wednesday will cancel a press conference that taxpayers have funded a Politico Pro subscription.
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