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A revealing report from Columbia Journalism Review, titled "Journalism Skates," analyses nearly 20,000 charitable grants made by the Gates Foundation up to 2022, revealing over $250 million directed into various news organizations and journalism-related entities. These include major outlets such as BBC, NBC, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, ProPublica, and others.
The grants also fund organizations affiliated with news outlets or produce content aligned with Gates’ agenda—such as promoting charter schools or specific education reforms. Some funds trickle down as subgrants, complicating efforts to track the full scope of Gates' influence. The result is a networking of funding channels that subtly embed Gates’ perspectives into the reporting process.