Social Media News: Facebook, google bribery of local news outlets

 

Updated information: October 15, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg's stranglehold on Facebook could put the company at risk.  With 55% of the company's voting shares, Zuckerberg has majority power over the company — and experts are saying he's "the most powerful person who's ever walked the face of the earth." They explain why that's problematic.

===================

We all saw all the digital censorship ongoing and started looking for alternative ways to get real NEWS. Here is an article by Reuters that clarifies what's happening behind the scenes.

As I always say "follow the money"

So most of the news we here isn't true news, it's all CONTROLLED!!

Many of us now use duckduckgo.com -

It's good to find out the list of news outlets they PLEDGED millions, so that we unsubscribe from them!!

Do you have a list? Please add to comments section. Thank you in advance 

=>

Here is what my search resulted in trying to find out which news outlets were pledged millions of $$$$

10+ Independent Online News Sources and Why America Needs ...

https://soapboxie.com/social-issues/A-Real-Need-for-the-Real-News

The Media's Big Six. In 1983, 90% of our media was owned and controlled by 50 different companies, which, at the time, so concerned author Ben Bagdikian that he penned his now-classic book, The Media Monopoly. Today, 90% of our news, whether we read, watch or listen to it, is dominated primarily by six media giants which each own an array of media venues, from TV and radio stations to ...

 

Facebook, Google Told They Must Pay Australia Media For News

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-google-told-must-pay-034708811.html

(Bloomberg) -- Australia's government has ordered Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google to share revenue generated from news articles, adding to growing global regulatory and political ...

 

Russian court fines Facebook for failing to delete banned content

Reuter

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court said on Thursday it had fined U.S. technology giant Facebook Inc ( FB )

	Loading...

17 million roubles (about $235,000) for failing to delete content which Moscow deems illegal.

($1 = 72.1950 roubles)

(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov; editing by Jason Neely)

Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it ...

https://investorwatchlist.com/google-facebook-pledged-millions/

Under the Facebook Journalism Project, for instance, Reuters received funding to develop a digital media training course for journalists. Neither Facebook nor Reuters would disclose the amount of money allocated. Both Facebook and Google have made contributions to the news industry apart from the $600 million.

 

Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it ...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/google-facebook-pledged-millions-for-local-news-was-it-enough/ar-AAKTYrC

Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. ... million to support news outlets globally - many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age. ... amount of money ...

Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it ...

https://financialnewsletter.com/google-facebook-pledged-millions/

By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally - many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age. Thousands of media outlets received financial and other support for everything from fact checking […]

 

231 ways publishers can make media pay | What's New in ...

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/231-ways-publishers-can-make-media-pay/

Proven revenue ideas for publishers, both large and small COVID-19 has reinforced the need for publishers to diversify their revenue sources. With advertising proving to be both a problematic, and an unreliable income stream, for many outlets right now, the race is on to find other ways to make media pay. Last year, in a […]

2020 saw showdowns between platforms and governments, with ...

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/2020-saw-showdowns-between-platforms-and-governments-with-publishers-set-to-benefit/

Facebook is in the firing line alongside Google, and has raised its own concerns about the impact the ACCC's payout framework could have. In September, the company threatened to ban Australian users from sharing local or international news content on Facebook or Instagram if the government went ahead with the legislation.

 

Delete Facebook' trends on Twitter after Australia news ...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9275751/Delete-Facebook-Campaign-ditch-social-media-giant-surges-Twitter.html

Facebook made the bold move over the the News Media Bargaining Code, which would force big tech companies to compensate news outlets for stories they host on their platforms.

 

Facebook Gives 400 Local Newsrooms Grants for Coronavirus ...

https://www.facebook.com/journalismproject/programs/community-network/coronavirus-grants-news-reporting-recipients-round-1

Today, the Facebook Journalism Project (FJP) is announcing 400 North American local newsrooms receiving FJP Community Network grants to support their coronavirus reporting. Located in 48 US states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and several provinces and territories in Canada, the publishers will each receive a $5,000 USD grant to cover ..

 

Facebook Invests $100 Million to Support News Industry ...

https://www.facebook.com/journalismproject/coronavirus-update-news-industry-support

Today we're announcing an additional $100 million investment to support the news industry—$25 million in emergency grant funding for local news through the Facebook Journalism Project, and $75 million in additional marketing spend to move money over to news organizations around the world.

 

How Local News Can Survive and Thrive During the Pandemic ...

https://knightfoundation.org/articles/how-local-news-can-survive-and-thrive-during-the-pandemic/

Here's a look at some of the ways local news publishers are stabilizing their business in the face of an historic downturn. 1. Direct fundraising from the audience. Public media outlets probably have the most experience in fundraising from their audience with regular pledge drives. (And check out how WBUR pulled in $1 million recently in 13 ...

 

Google and Facebook news payments to be offset against ...

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-world-is-watching-google-and-facebook-news-payments-to-be-offset-against-online-traffic-referrals-20201208-p56ll1.html

Google and Facebook will be forced to pay news organisations for their content under proposed Australian laws with global implications, but the amount of money publishers receive may be offset ...

 

Most Americans think that local news is doing well ...

https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/most-americans-think-that-local-news-is-doing-well-financially-and-not-many-pay-for-it/

A remarkable 71 percent of those surveyed believe that "their local news outlets are doing very or somewhat well financially." Only 14 percent have paid for or given money to local news of any kind — print, digital, public radio pledge drive, anything — in the past year.

 

These 15 Billionaires Own America's News Media Companies

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/06/01/these-15-billionaires-own-americas-news-media-companies/

Jun 1, 2016While a billionaire secretly funding a lawsuit to take down a news outlet may be a new way of using money to influence the media business, billionaires have long exerted influence on the news ...

 

Most and Least Trusted News Outlets in US: CNN, Fox, New ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/most-and-least-trusted-news-outlets-in-america-cnn-fox-news-new-york-times-2019-4?op=1

The most credibly perceived outlet among all adults was CBS. ABC was the most credible among Democrats, while Fox News topped Republicans' lists.

2020 Report - Diversity - Facebook

https://diversity.fb.com/read-report/

Supplier Diversity. We committed to spend $1 billion with diverse suppliers in 2021, including $100 million with Black-owned businesses. From the launch of our supplier diversity efforts at the end of 2016, Facebook has now spent more than $1.1 billion cumulatively with US companies certified as minority, women, veteran, LGBTQ, or disabled-owned (diverse suppliers).

 

7 Unbiased News Sources Free From Censorship

https://www.online-tech-tips.com/cool-websites/7-unbiased-news-sources-free-from-censorship/

7. Christian Science Monitor. One surprising contender on the list of unbiased news sources, given the name, is Christian Science Monitor. Both AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check list Christian Science Monitor as center-balanced and unbiased. This news organization has built a reputation over the years as providing extremely fair, in-depth ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google, Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

By Helen Coster, Reuters

partial info:

(Reuters) - Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook ( FB )

	Loading...

and Alphabet Inc's ( GOOG )

	Loading...

Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally - many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age.

Thousands of media outlets received financial and other support for everything from fact checking and reporting to training, according to the tech giants' announcements. Some publishers express gratitude for contributions they say are essential as advertising revenue has plunged.

But several media analysts and news business executives told Reuters that the funding - set to last three years - does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market. Google and Facebook ( FB )

	Loading...

accounted for 54% of U.S. digital advertising revenue in 2020, according to eMarketer, a market research company.

Some critics dismissed the projects, including contributions of $300 million from each company, as a way to blunt complaints from publishers and generate good PR. Both tech companies face battles over compensation for news content worldwide, as well as antitrust lawsuits from regulators and publishers. 

read complete information by clicking here