Newsroom or PAC? Liberal group muddies online information wars

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Courier, an online news outlet, has spent over $1.4 million on Facebook ads this election cycle, mostly to promote its flattering articles and videos about more than a dozen endangered House Democrats

for “deception.” Asked if they approved of Courier’s 2020 tactics boosting their members, the DCCC did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Courier’s operations differ from the NRCC in that it is a for-profit newsroom, and election law doesn’t regulate the press due to its First Amendment protections. As a result, Courier raises new digital-age questions about what is and is not a news organization — questions that political ad regulators are unlikely to answer, according to election experts, leaving this murky space open for “abuse,” said Brendan Fischer, the federal reform director at the Campaign Legal Center.

So far, Courier’s web traffic has been light. Its signature site is ranked 76,004 in the United States, according to the Amazon-owned Alexa, and has under 6,000 “likes” on Facebook. The organization did not release any other traffic information. Its most-watched video on YouTube, with over 570,000 views, wasshowcasing Amazon’s ability to place laudatory stories about itself in local news broadcasts.

 

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MZHemingway Courier sounds a lot like Politico.

MZHemingway Yes, vadogwoodnews is always pushing trash 🗑 and trying to keep hate going in Virginia. Promoting destruction on Monument Avenue

MZHemingway The FEC needs to look into this... and IRS, FBI... there’s money laundering here.

When you figure that out we can correct the Category on most of MSM......🤦

MZHemingway HOW CAN YOU FLATTER DEMOCRATS? MUST NOT BE TRUTH!

MZHemingway '... because Courier is organized as a media outlet, it does not have to disclose its donors or the total money it spends promoting Democratic politicians.' Same for CNN, Politico, NYT, MSNBC, and so on. Fellow travellers.

MZHemingway Internally, they call it Operation Lipstick On A Pig

keithcrc Um, its always been stated its a PAC designed to look like a news group.

'News'

Now do Fox News.

Now do Fox.

How different is this from HoaxNews ?

Why is this news? Isn't this what conservatives have been doing all along? Fighting fire with fire seems to be how to win nowadays. OANN? Breitbart? Ring any bells? Next time use proper context.

How is this any different from Fox News doing the same for the Right on a much larger scale 24/7?

Expunge money from politics, simple! I don't care which party. We can start by making all donations and spending transparent... including mandatory release of tax returns from everyone running for office.

That’s because we have to fight right wing news outlets all effing day long, hoax after hoax

Great! Now do FoxNews

Courier = Marxist Propaganda

Trump2020

Ok, just win baby.

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