Idaho Reporter
The Idaho Reporter is listed as a Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity "Statehouse News Bureau." [1] The Franklin Center funds reporters in over 40 states.[2] Despite their non-partisan description, many of the websites funded by the Franklin Center have received criticism for their conservative bias.[3][4] On it's website, the Franklin Center claims that it "provides 10 percent of all daily reporting from state capitals nationwide." [5]
The Idaho Reporter is a product of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a state-based conservative think tank and member of the State Policy Network.[6]
Funding
The Franklin Center was launched by the Chicago-based Sam Adams Alliance (SAM),[7] a 501(c)(3) devoted to pushing free-market ideals. SAM gets funding from the State Policy Network,[8] which is partially funded by The Claude R. Lambe Foundation.[9] Charles Koch, one of the billionaire brothers who co-own Koch Industries, sits on the board of this foundation.[10] SAM also receives funding from the Rodney Fund. The Franklin Center also receives funding from the Wisconsin-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation,[11] a conservative grant-making organization.[12]
Related Sourcewatch Articles
Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity
State Policy Network
Idaho Freedom Foundation
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References
- ↑ Statehouse News Bureaus, Source Watch, accessed March 23, 2012
- ↑ The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. Think tank Journalism: The Future of Investigative Journalism. Organizational website. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ The Portland Press Herald. 'Watchdog' website puts a new spin on politics'. News website. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Truthout. The Koch Spider Web. News website. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Sara Jerving, https://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/10/10971/franklin-center-right-wing-funds-state-news-source, PR Watch, October 27, 2011
- ↑ "About", IdahoReporter.com, accessed October 2012
- ↑ Sam Adams Alliance. Sam Adams Alliance Media Kit. Organizational PDF. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Media Matters Action Network. Sam Adams Alliance. Conservative Transparency. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Media Matters Action Network. State Policy Network. Conservative Transparency. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Media Matters Action Network. Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation. Conservative Transparency. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Franklin Center boss wants apology from Democratic staffer. News website. Accessed August 19, 2011.
- ↑ The Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation. Organizational website. Accessed August 19, 2011.
