Who Pays Reporters https://whopaysreporters.com/ Who pays the journalists you read. en Drop Site calls itself reader-supported. Open Society funded a Middle East desk with $250,000.https://whopaysreporters.com/reports/drop-site-open-societyhttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/drop-site-open-societyThu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ReportOpen Society gave $250,000 in 2024 for a Drop Site News Middle East desk. The site's fundraising calls it reader-supported. The local news sites paid for by political moneyhttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/pink-slime-metric-courierhttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/pink-slime-metric-courierWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ReportMetric Media on the right, Courier Newsroom on the left: local mastheads, political money, and the funders researchers have mapped. The paid-news inquiry named the methods. Reliance and Adani now own the networks.https://whopaysreporters.com/reports/india-paid-news-ownershiphttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/india-paid-news-ownershipWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ReportIn 2010 India's Press Council named cash, equity and advertising as ways to buy coverage. Reliance and Adani now own the networks. The Grayzone Editor Paid by Iranian State Media While Working for Russia's Sputnikhttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/grayzone-wyatt-reedhttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/grayzone-wyatt-reedWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ReportWyatt Reed took Press TV payments in 2020 and 2021 while a Sputnik correspondent, then joined The Grayzone's staff. CUSEF paid for journalist trips to China. The firm that ran them described the aim as favorable coverage.https://whopaysreporters.com/reports/cusef-journalist-tripshttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/cusef-journalist-tripsWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ReportCUSEF paid for journalist trips to China, run by Brown Lloyd James. Its filings, as reported, set the aim as favorable coverage. Buckeye Bulletin's Pro-Ramaswamy Pages Linked to California Conservative Donor Networkhttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/buckeye-bulletin-lincoln-mediahttps://whopaysreporters.com/reports/buckeye-bulletin-lincoln-mediaWed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000ReportMeta lists the Lincoln Media Foundation on the Ohio site's social accounts. The foundation was tied to seven similar outlets in 2024.