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Timcast guest alleges USAID funded ‘Internews’ with $400m to shape media
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What was said
"Internews is one of these global NOS's that USAD funded to the tune of $400 million. And the one thing that Indian news does, they have one mission, which is to create media and train journalists all around the world. That doesn't sound like giving medicine and food to starving Africans. That sounds like astrourfing a global media empire."
A Timcast IRL panellist claims the US foreign-aid agency USAID funded Internews “to the tune of $400 million”, arguing the organisation’s work training journalists internationally amounts to “astroturfing” rather than humanitarian assistance. The speaker says they have written about Internews at the Foundation for Freedom Online, but does not provide documentation during the segment.
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- Trump THREATENS Oman, Says He’ll BOMB THEM If They Get In The Way
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