InfluenceWatch Podcast Episode 293: Half a Billion for Liberal Journalism (w/Scott Walter)
Nov 10, 2023
Scott Walter, an expert in liberal journalism, joins the podcast to discuss the ‘Press Forward’ initiative by the MacArthur Foundation, aiming to align local news with a left-wing agenda. The discussion explores the challenges of permanent foundations, the power of leftist billionaires, funding liberal journalism and smearing Supreme Court justices, and the left's struggle to find an audience in America.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Challenges of Permanent Foundations
02:18 • 15min
The Power and Influence of Leftist Billionaires
16:57 • 3min
Funding Liberal Journalism and Smearing Supreme Court Justices
20:12 • 2min
Challenges Faced by the Left and the Unlikely Impact of Funding
21:55 • 2min