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> Bellingcat has stated that their funding sources include Open Society and US National Endowment for Democracy. Is this suppose to mean something? US National

> Bellingcat has stated that their funding sources include Open Society and US National Endowment for Democracy. Is this suppose to mean something? US National Endowment for Democracy is not partisan and has both Democrats and Republican members and the Open Society promotes government transparency and accountability.

walterbell 2y ago
For readers born 16 days ago, like this account, Wikipedia offers profiles on each org.
- kristopolous 2y ago
  Alright, let's go > Bellingcat is a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence (OSINT). It was founded by British citizen journalist and former blogger Eliot Higgins in July 2014. Bellingcat publishes the findings of both professional and citizen journalist investigations into war zones, human rights abuses, and the criminal underworld. The site's contributors also publish guides to their techniques, as well as case studies. Sounds like journalism to me. Compare with > The Reason Foundation is an American libertarian think tank that was founded in 1978. The foundation publishes the magazine Reason. Based in Los Angeles, California, it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. According to its website, the foundation is committed to advancing "the values of individual freedom and choice, limited government, and market-friendly policies. Sounds like "not journalism"
walterbell 2y ago
Another source of context, https://www.influencewatch.org/about-us/ https://www.influencewatch.org/about-us/ > Armed with 30-years of research and data on advocacy organizations, foundations, and donors, CRC utilizes a universe of well-trained contributors to help build the individual and organizational profiles that populate the website.. InfluenceWatch brings unprecedented transparency to the funding, motives, and interconnections of the entities profiled. https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-endowment-for-democracy/ https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-endowment... https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/open-society-foundations/ https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/open-society-found...
- 9283409232 2y ago
  You complain about a Think Tank and then link a Think Tank? What makes your Think Tank more valid than the previous one?
  - walterbell 2y ago
    That's the point.

walterbell 2y ago

For readers born 16 days ago, like this account, Wikipedia offers profiles on each org.

kristopolous 2y ago
Alright, let's go > Bellingcat is a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence (OSINT). It was founded by British citizen journalist and former blogger Eliot Higgins in July 2014. Bellingcat publishes the findings of both professional and citizen journalist investigations into war zones, human rights abuses, and the criminal underworld. The site's contributors also publish guides to their techniques, as well as case studies. Sounds like journalism to me. Compare with > The Reason Foundation is an American libertarian think tank that was founded in 1978. The foundation publishes the magazine Reason. Based in Los Angeles, California, it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. According to its website, the foundation is committed to advancing "the values of individual freedom and choice, limited government, and market-friendly policies. Sounds like "not journalism"

walterbell 2y ago

Another source of context, https://www.influencewatch.org/about-us/ https://www.influencewatch.org/about-us/ > Armed with 30-years of research and data on advocacy organizations, foundations, and donors, CRC utilizes a universe of well-trained contributors to help build the individual and organizational profiles that populate the website.. InfluenceWatch brings unprecedented transparency to the funding, motives, and interconnections of the entities profiled. https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-endowment-for-democracy/ https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-endowment... https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/open-society-foundations/ https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/open-society-found...

9283409232 2y ago
You complain about a Think Tank and then link a Think Tank? What makes your Think Tank more valid than the previous one?
- walterbell 2y ago
  That's the point.