Thus, one of the wealthiest people in the world—a non-U.S. citizen—played a key role in ensuring the survival of a U.S. media corporation that has more monetary resources than all federal Republican candidates, the Republican Party, and Republican special interest groups combined. At that rate, the NYT would have about $264 million left over after paying for reporters, buildings, presses, etc. The group's videos have received few views, but money has been pouring in. While there are no requirements dictating the percentage of money that must go toward political activities, campaign finance expert Rob Pyers has dubbed the group a "Scam PAC" because of its high operating expenses and negligible political spending. The super PAC said on Facebook in September that it had placed this billboard in multiple locations throughout Wisconsin and that more would be coming. - [8] Sulzberger is also credited with the quote: "We journalists tell the public which way the cat is jumping. James ~ Tracking Billionaire Donations Over Time Forbes mined Federal Election Commission data for donations from billionaires and their spouses, searching for all itemized donations of at least $100. "Money donated to this group might be used for political purposes and will not be used for direct help to police or troopers," Fox wrote. here for reprint permission, Behind the scenes of Democrats’ half-century quest to destroy the Supreme Court. The Real “Big Money” in Politics. I love the internet. Republicans, not Democrats, emerge as the multi-racial working-class party. Given the ease of Internet access to public records of campaign contributors, any political giving by a times staff member would carry a great risk of feeding a false impression that the paper is taking sides,” states the code. here for reprint permission. and View Comments, Terms of Use / Privacy Policy / Manage Newsletters. So in response, he sent out this statement: “My main purpose for accepting the meeting was to raise concerns about the president’s deeply troubling anti-press rhetoric,” Sulzberger said. By 2004 the Times Company was operating 40 websites for its various newspapers and other enterprises, and was reaping from them annual net advertising profits of $17.3 million. The Executive Editor at the time of Sulzberger’s takeover, Max Frankel, admitted (“with no apparent shame,” wrote National Review‘s Stanley Kurtz), that he had ceased hiring non-blacks and had “set up an unofficial little quota system.” If older white males felt alienated by his changes, said Sulzberger, that would merely prove that “we’re doing something right.”. This is a hard one to quantify. Or Mexico, and the journalist-killing drug lords? If the changes don’t clear things up, please let me know. Conservatives dispute Biden victory: 'The media does not get to call the election' Arthur Gregg (A.G.) Sulzberger (born August 5, 1980) is an American journalist and the publisher of The New York Times.As publisher, he oversees the news outlet's journalism and business operations. Sulzberger became the publisher of The New York Times in 1992, and chairman of The New York Times Company in 1997, succeeding his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1974 with a degree in political science. [T]he Times managed to retain the respect of those whom it covered.”, “The new New York Times,” Warsh continued, “emphasizes the innovation part of the traditional recipe, and de-emphasizes balance…. However, the biggest money in politics, by far, is wielded by media corporations and lawmakers. “You’re sitting in the room with giants in the business,” one Times reporter, appalled by Sulzberger’s toy moose, told New York Magazine. Quiz: How much do you know about U.S. presidents? In January 1992 Sulzberger became Times Publisher, replacing his father. In 2002 Sulzberger struck a deal with the French newspaper LeMonde to insert an eight-page English-language Times supplement into each Saturday’s edition. “It was mortifying.” “Its use struck some in the audience as a tone-deaf and patronizing gesture,” reported the New York Daily News. Of course, it’s still well above the standards of most publications. Quantifying Illegal Votes Cast by Non-Citizens in the Battleground States of the 2020 Presidential Election, Social Ills That Plague African Americans Coincide With Leftism, Not Racism, The Facts on Andrew Cuomo’s Nursing Home Policy, Media Titans Subvert Reality About Biden/Ukraine Profiteering, CNN Butchers the Facts on Late-Term Abortions, https://www.justfactsdaily.com/big-money-in-politics, candidates, political parties, special interest groups, The Hard Facts on Covid-19 Science Denial, Public School Funding Per Student Averages 80% More Than Private Schools, https://www.justfacts.com/reference/big_money_politics_2014-2018.xls. As CNBC recently reported, in just the past several years: Billionaire Salesforce founder Marc Benioff bought Time. They do disclose, however, that of the nearly $10 million raised, the super PAC gave more money back to the union -- roughly $350,000 for "office, operational and overhead expenses" -- than the $173,500 it spent on political activities between January 2019 and June 2020. They were no coubt cordially reminded that a policy was in place. He said he ultimately left because he didn't feel like he was supporting the charitable efforts he had hoped to -- seeing a shift toward fundraising for PACs instead of charities and observing how little of the money went to the causes callers were touting. Yet it was evidently not effective or was simply ignored because the researcher found donations covering over TWO DECADES! He introduced color and more photographs to the traditionally black-and-white pages that had given the Times its nickname, “The Gray Lady.”, Sulzberger has aimed not only to restore The New York Times to its former supremacy atop American journalism, but also to expand its power into a worldwide news empire that rules from “multiple platforms” that include global cable television and the Internet. Instead, their contributions end up with a super PAC, Law Enforcement for a Safer America, which has ties to a controversial union and spends the majority of its money on its own operating costs. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1974 with a degree in political science. FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson. "At times, I thought they were maybe misguided," he said. A few highlights of the family’s contributions: -- Most recent donation: On February 3, 2003, from Cathy F. Sulzberger. Individual officers can also become members, according to its website. Thank You for your excellent clarifications. Again, examples? After learning from CNN that his 92-year-old father had given $1,200 to the super PAC, Curt Busse said that the donations were made as his father's cognitive skills declined, making him a prime target for telemarketers. Revenues are a proxy for this, and they also quantify the Times’ capacity for speech. This group purports on various websites that donations are being used to back candidates who will stand up for police and introduce legislation to help officers and provide benefits to families who have lost loved ones in the line of duty. Some corroborating facts, perhaps? Subj: Re: FEC files: New York Times reporters donated to politicians Date: 3/16/2004 3:28:25 PM Central Standard Time From: mathicj@nytimes.com To: MPetrelis@aol.com. California resident Kellie Van Westen, 69, said she has family members who are law enforcement officers and that she believed the roughly $1,400 she donated since 2019 would help bolster local police budgets and pay for "equipment to keep them safe.". The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits Congress from “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,” and the 14th Amendment forbids states from doing the same. • Cheryl Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com or on Twitter, @ckchumley. The Times will also argue that it wouldn't, therefore, be fair to fire everybody who has made these donations but that, nonetheless, an example must be made. Fair play is harder than it looks. Contributions from Sulzberger relatives illustrate the breadth of political giving on the part of people connected with the paper. -- Number who chipped in for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Senate campaign: 4. posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its The public will take care of the cat. There is nothing they can do or say that will convince me in the near future that they are anything but biased boot-licking flea-infested lap dogs, or poodles, of the DNC. And Law Enforcement for a Safer America appears to be cashing in. The vast majority of donations since 2019 were under $200, meaning the funds came from tens of thousands of donors. Sulzberger confirmed the meeting, and said the fact Trump tweeted about it brought it from behind closed doors into the public eye. Many of the other complaints to the FTC about the political committee and its related groups said fundraisers used spoofed numbers and violated the law by calling them even though they were on the Do Not Call list, while others said they had been misled or even harassed by fundraisers. The New York Times Co. is one of many corporations that own media outlets like the Washington Post, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, NBC News, Time, and CNN. Left-leaning politicians and media personalities—from Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders to Bill Moyers and Carl Bernstein—frequently decry “big money” in politics. Over this period, the New York Times corporation had revenues of $6.6 billion—or 20% more than the entire Republican political machinery.