Comment on [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.

Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• karl_chungus@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The content linked states the media organizations funded are Independent. How is independent media propaganda, and do you have examples to share with the class?

  Remember, the right has propaganda outlets too. This is by design to keep us at odds with each other.

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  • Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’re legally independent, but when their budget is 80% American government, they’re effectively not independent.

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    • karl_chungus@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Can you cite a specific example? How did you come up with the 80%?

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      • Kaboom@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        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.

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