Courier Newsroom

Courier Newsroom
Founded2019
FounderTara McGowan
Headquarters
Washington, D.C. Edit this on Wikidata
OwnerGood Information Inc.
Websitecouriernewsroom.com

Courier Newsroom is a digital media company that operates news outlets and sponsors political content intended to support Democratic candidates.[a][2][3][4]

Courier's lack of transparency about its funding sources and glowing coverage of Democratic candidates have raised questions about its reliability and about the line between advocacy and journalism. Courier engages in political microtargeting and the Columbia Journalism Review described Courier's business model as "money from interested parties who seek a particular political outcome."

Courier's founder is Tara McGowan, a political strategist and former journalist[5] who previously worked for the Obama campaign and for the SuperPAC Priorities USA Action.[6][7] Courier was launched by ACRONYM and is now owned by Good Information Inc.[8][9]

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  2. ^ Stewart, Emily (2020-02-05). "Acronym, the dark money group behind the Iowa caucuses app meltdown, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ Massoglia, Anna (May 22, 2020). "'Dark money' networks hide political agendas behind fake news sites". OpenSecrets. OpenSecrets. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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  5. ^ Crowell, Maddy (June 10, 2024). "A Little to the Left". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
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  8. ^ Brill, Steven (2024-06-02). "Opinion: The new pink slime media". Semafor. Archived from the original on 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  9. ^ Fischer, Sara (2021-10-26). "Reid Hoffman, George Soros back media firm to combat disinformation". Axios. Archived from the original on 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-07.


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