Mark Hemingway writes the local news is being bought by “progressive foundations and left-leaning activists who have overtly ideological and partisan agendas,” and the donations are large enough to remake the local news landscape.
He adds “while conservative donors also support news outlets (including RealClearInvestigations), their contributions are far smaller”.
But it remains at best highly debatable whether conservative and left-wing donors are really that different in their news ambitions.