Social:Project for Good Information

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Short description: American media firm

The Project for Good Information (PGI) is an American group founded by Democratic strategist Tara McGowan.

Its stated purpose is to combat disinformation and misinformation online by promoting verified traditional media outlets and has called for the regulation of social media platforms to combat misinformation.[1][2][3]

The project includes forming a 501(c)(3) organization called the Good Information Project, which will grant money to non-profit media companies, and a public benefit corporation called Good Information Inc., which will invest in for-profit media companies.[1] The Good Information Inc. has high-profile billionaire backers, such as Reid Hoffman and George Soros.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schleifer, Theodore (February 23, 2021). "Inside the new $65 million push from progressives to compete with conservative media". https://www.vox.com/recode/22296522/acronym-democrats-courier-progressive-news-tara-mcgowan-project-for-good-information. 
  2. ↑ Bernstein, Joseph (August 9, 2021). "Bad News: Selling the story of disinformation". Harper's September 2021. https://harpers.org/archive/2021/09/bad-news-selling-the-story-of-disinformation/. 
  3. ↑ Allsop, Jon (February 26, 2021). "The ongoing fight against racism in newsrooms". https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/media_racism_reply_all.php. 
  4. ↑ Fischer, Sara (October 26, 2021). "Reid Hoffman, George Soros back media firm to combat disinformation". Axios. https://www.axios.com/soros-hoffman-disinformation-tara-mcgowan-b1e7cb89-a4f7-4281-8e0a-3877fe8a3944.html. 
  5. ↑ McGowan, Tara (October 29, 2021). "Tara McGowan's quest to fight fake news". Politico (Interview). Interviewed by Fossett, Katelyn.



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