Based in 1982, Internews claims to assist media retailers obtain monetary sustainability and promote “reliable data” – a mission it pursues with hefty US authorities funding.
By 2023, the group had partnered with practically 4,300 media retailers, educated 1000’s of journalists, and concurrently supported social media censorship initiatives.
USAID alone poured $472.6 million into Internews, although the group additionally obtained funding from AOL-Time Warner Basis, the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis, and different non-public donors.
Grants embrace $10.7 million from USAID to assist “high-quality accountable journalism” in Liberia and $11 million for “media enabling democracy” in Moldova, per datarepublican.com.
The US State Division chipped in $1.48 million to ascertain “secure, accessible, and life-saving data companies” in South Sudan.
One other $19.5 million USAID grant was issued to Internews to “place Jordanian society to successfully advocate for citizen-driven pursuits”.
Including to the intrigue, Internews CEO Jeanne Bourgault and different key figures not too long ago had their bios scrubbed from the group’s web site — however WikiLeaks, noticing the transfer, helpfully supplied archived copies.
