The Media & Democracy ProjectScandal of corporate influence and pink slime news outlets:
Investigation Accuses Alabama Power of Funneling Money to Local News Sites for Favorable Coverage
https://birminghamwatch.org/investigation-accuses-alabama-power-of-funneling-money-to-local-news-sites-for-favorable-coverage/
Exposed by #FloodlightNews, a nonprofit environmental news collaborative, and NPR.
#Journalism #DefendDemocracy #FixMediaNow
Thanks also to #LocalNews Bright Spot #BirminghamWatch for covering the story.
Investigation Accuses Alabama Power of Funneling Money to Local News Sites for Favorable Coverage - BirminghamWatch
A trove of leaked documents appears to show Alabama Power indirectly and covertly paid news outlets for favorable coverage. A story from NPR and the nonprofit news collaborative Floodlight says the practice continued for almost a decade and hid transactions by utilizing nonprofits and shell companies. Read more.