Government-funded Investigative Reporting

Cliff Kincaid reports:

Jack Abramoff made payments to two columnists. Liberal journalists, of course, get payments directly from the federal government. That's what public TV and radio are all about. However, they also have another source of funds-the federally-funded U.S. Institute of Peace.

Last September Dan Noyes of the left-wing Center for Investigative Reporting in San Francisco wrote a story depicting Supreme Court nominee John Roberts as a corporate flack. The story had no impact on Roberts' confirmation as Chief Justice. But it might surprise you to learn that Noyes and his group have applied for and received funding from the U.S. Government for their brand of "investigative reporting." Noyes and his associate, Burton Glass, are listed as recipients of $30,000 from the federally-funded U.S. Institute of Peace.

When someone takes money from the taxpayers not only are they successful rent-seekers but their objectivity must be called into question.