Does Gates funding of media taint objectivity? | Seattle Times

[Guest guest]

Better-known for its battles against global disease, the giant

philanthropy has also become a force in journalism.

The foundation's grants to media organizations such as ABC and The

Guardian, one of Britain's leading newspapers, raise obvious

conflict-of-interest questions: How can reporting be unbiased when a

major player holds the purse strings? ...

" Even if we were to satisfy ourselves that the Gates Foundation were

utterly benign, it would still be worrisome that they wield such enormous

propaganda power, " said Mark Crispin , professor of media,

culture and communications at New York University. ...

Some grants have indeed spelled out coverage topics, including male

circumcision to reduce transmission of AIDS, and clinical trials ­ the

latter of which are crucial for Gates-supported vaccines and drugs being

tested in the developing world. ...

Another foundation grant, to California-based LinkTV, is explicit in its

aim of spreading good news. The satellite network got $2 million to

create a digital video library that spotlights progress in global

development and health. Called ViewChange, its target audience includes

bloggers and journalists, as well as nonprofits that can use the videos

in their own advocacy campaigns, said general manager Hanamura.

....

Gates gives money to policy magazines such as Health Affairs and Global

Health Magazine, and has funded scientific journals to publish articles

on global health. Scientists trained in a Gates-funded program to

" engage policy makers, thought leaders, the media and the

public " brief lawmakers and write op-ed pieces that appear in

newspapers and on news sites....

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014280379_gatesmedia.html

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

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[Guest guest]

Better-known for its battles against global disease, the giant

philanthropy has also become a force in journalism.

The foundation's grants to media organizations such as ABC and The

Guardian, one of Britain's leading newspapers, raise obvious

conflict-of-interest questions: How can reporting be unbiased when a

major player holds the purse strings? ...

" Even if we were to satisfy ourselves that the Gates Foundation were

utterly benign, it would still be worrisome that they wield such enormous

propaganda power, " said Mark Crispin , professor of media,

culture and communications at New York University. ...

Some grants have indeed spelled out coverage topics, including male

circumcision to reduce transmission of AIDS, and clinical trials ­ the

latter of which are crucial for Gates-supported vaccines and drugs being

tested in the developing world. ...

Another foundation grant, to California-based LinkTV, is explicit in its

aim of spreading good news. The satellite network got $2 million to

create a digital video library that spotlights progress in global

development and health. Called ViewChange, its target audience includes

bloggers and journalists, as well as nonprofits that can use the videos

in their own advocacy campaigns, said general manager Hanamura.

....

Gates gives money to policy magazines such as Health Affairs and Global

Health Magazine, and has funded scientific journals to publish articles

on global health. Scientists trained in a Gates-funded program to

" engage policy makers, thought leaders, the media and the

public " brief lawmakers and write op-ed pieces that appear in

newspapers and on news sites....

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014280379_gatesmedia.html

Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian

Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Washington State, USA

Vaccines -

http://vaccinationdangers.wordpress.com/ Homeopathy

http://homeopathycures.wordpress.com

Vaccine Dangers, Childhood Disease Classes & Homeopathy

Online/email courses - next classes start February 4