By Epoch Times ——Bio and Archives--August 17, 2023
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As difficult as it is to run an independent media outlet, there’s a company making it substantially harder. Its name is NewsGuard. The company claims to rate online content, including from media outlets, for trustworthiness, but a closer look shows it does much more than that—its business model produces censorious pressure on news organizations. An investigation by The Epoch Times has revealed troubling questions regarding the quality of and the agenda behind NewsGuard's offerings.
Founded in 2018, NewsGuard dispatches its
“analysts” to prepare reviews of online content creators and to issue
ratings “to help readers have more context for the news they read
online.” The ratings display as small badges with scores next to search
results. ---More...
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