Interesting look by Media Matters at how Art Pope’s anti-government foundations often get a free pass in N.C.’s press.
Local North Carolina newspapers cited two right-wing sham think tanks and published op-eds by their staffs while often failing to note their connections to the state’s Republican party and to a major conservative donor.
John Locke Foundation Had Op-Eds Published Or Was Cited 106 Times In The Last 6 Months. Between June 1 and December 1, the John Locke Foundation appeared in local and national newspapers a total of 106 times. These appearances included op-eds and references by name in straight news and editorial articles.
64 Percent Of Articles That Referenced JLF Did Not Disclose The Organization’s Conservative Leaning. Out of the 106 JLF mentions in the last six months, only 38 articles disclosed the foundation’s conservative slant, meaning 64 percent of the articles made no mention of the organization’s ideology.