Internews, Backed by $400M USAID War Chest, Pushes Ad Blacklists

SUMMARY USAID-funded media nonprofit Internews advocated using advertiser exclusion lists to redirect advertising revenue away from publishers accused of spreading “disinformation.” Internews has long faced questions over its relationship with the U.S. government. Its own president acknowledged that overseas journalism training sessions often began with discussions of whether the organisation was “really U.S. propaganda, or…