Media Ownership Map

Thomson Reuters

Controlled by the Thomson family via Thomson Reuters Corp.

Associated Press (cooperative)

Member-funded cooperative owned by U.S. newspapers and broadcasters.

Warner Bros. Discovery

Overseen by CEO David Zaslav under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella.

Scott Trust

Owned by the Scott Trust, a foundation structure designed to ensure editorial independence.

UK Government (license fee)

Funded by UK television license fees. Editorially independent by charter, but funding is set by Parliament.

Public funding + sponsors

Nonprofit funded by member stations, corporate sponsors, and federal appropriations via CPB.

Comcast / NBCUniversal

Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Fox Corporation

Controlled by the Murdoch family through Fox Corporation.

News Corp

Owned by News Corp, controlled by the Rupert Murdoch family.

DMGT

Owned by Daily Mail and General Trust, controlled by Viscount Rothermere.

Al Jazeera Media Network

Funded by the government of Qatar.

Alibaba Group

Acquired by Alibaba Group, founded by Jack Ma, in 2016.

Middle East Eye Ltd

Founded by Jamal Osman, with funding linked to the Rasool family.

German federal government

Germany's international broadcaster, funded by the federal government.

France Médias Monde

French state-owned international news network under France Médias Monde.

Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co., controlled by the Jain family.

News2u Holdings

Acquired by News2u Holdings, a Japanese digital PR firm.

Jeune Afrique Group

Published by Jeune Afrique Media Group, a pan-African media company.

Turkish Radio and Television Corporation

Turkish state broadcaster funded by the Turkish government.

First Look Media

Founded by Pierre Omidyar's First Look Media.

ProPublica Inc. (nonprofit)

Nonprofit newsroom. Major founding donor: Sandler Foundation.

Democracy Now! Productions (nonprofit)

Independent nonprofit, viewer-supported with no corporate advertising.

OCCRP (nonprofit)

International nonprofit investigative network funded by international donors including USAID and EU.

Bellingcat (nonprofit)

Crowdfunded open-source investigation outlet supplemented by grants.

Independent

Independent outlet founded and run by Max Blumenthal.

MintPress News

Founded and led by Mnar Adley. Independent, advertising-supported.

ABC Media Ltd

Operated by ABC Media Ltd, founded by Daniel Ivandjiiski.

Common Dreams (nonprofit)

Nonprofit, reader-supported progressive news outlet.

Jacobin Foundation

Founded by Bhaskar Sunkara. Democratic socialist publication.

Foundation for National Progress

Published by the nonprofit Foundation for National Progress.

Reason Foundation

Published by the Reason Foundation, funded by libertarian donors.

Vox Media

Owned by Vox Media, a privately held digital media company.

Conde Nast / Advance Publications

Owned by Conde Nast, a subsidiary of Advance Publications (Newhouse family).

Yahoo / Apollo Global Management

Owned by Yahoo, which is controlled by Apollo Global Management.

Conde Nast / Advance Publications

Owned by Conde Nast, a subsidiary of Advance Publications (Newhouse family).

404 Media (employee-owned)

Independent, employee-owned outlet founded by former Vice Motherboard journalists.

Bullish (Block.one)

Acquired by Bullish, a crypto exchange backed by Block.one.

Nikkei Inc.

Owned by Nikkei Inc., Japan's largest financial media group.