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|description=[[Pierre Omidyar]]'s foundation for financing global media and civil society groups. It is unknown how close it aligns to certain US government agencies.
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|description=[[Pierre Omidyar]]'s foundation for financing global media and [[civil society]] groups. It is unknown how close it coordinates with certain deep state US government agencies.
 
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|sponsors=Africa Check,American University,Avalanche,BBC Media Action ,Center for International Governance Innovation,European Digital Rights,Civix, Reporters Without Borders,Fuse Corps ,Global Press Institute,International Center for Journalists,openDemocracy,Open Knowledge Foundation Germany,Race Forward,Transparency International,Correctiv,Democracy Works,Freedom Voices Network,Full Fact,Global Disinformation Index,Global Witness,Journalism Development Network,Media Monitoring Africa,Mozilla Foundation,Neo Philanthropy,New Media Ventures Innovation Fund,Open Secrets,Paris Peace Forum,Partnership on AI,Social Impact Fund,The Bureau of Investigative Journalism,The Correspondent,The Democratic Society,The Ferret,The Open Trust,Center for Media Justice,Full Fact,Global Integrity,International Consortium of Investigative Journalists,New Media Ventures Innovation Fund,Open Society Foundation,Poynter Institute,Pop Culture Collaborative,Reporters Without Borders,Hromadske TV,Yangon Journalism School,Africa Check,Code for America,Open Myanmar Initiative,Change.org,Rhodes University,Committee to Protect Journalists,World Wide Web Foundation,Center for Public Integrity,NewsTrust,Refugees United,Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project,Media Development Investment Fund,Forbidden Stories,Media Defence,Forum on Information & Democracy          
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|sponsors=Africa Check,American University,Avalanche,BBC Media Action ,Center for International Governance Innovation,European Digital Rights,Civix, Reporters Without Borders,Fuse Corps ,Global Press Institute,International Center for Journalists,openDemocracy,Open Knowledge Foundation Germany,Race Forward,Transparency International,Correctiv,Democracy Works,Freedom Voices Network,Full Fact,Global Disinformation Index,Global Witness,Journalism Development Network,Media Monitoring Africa,Mozilla Foundation,Neo Philanthropy,New Media Ventures Innovation Fund,Open Secrets,Paris Peace Forum,Partnership on AI,Social Impact Fund,The Bureau of Investigative Journalism,The Correspondent,The Democratic Society,The Ferret,The Open Trust,Center for Media Justice,Full Fact,Global Integrity,International Consortium of Investigative Journalists,New Media Ventures Innovation Fund,Open Society Foundation,Poynter Institute,Pop Culture Collaborative,Reporters Without Borders,Hromadske TV,Yangon Journalism School,Africa Check,Code for America,Open Myanmar Initiative,Change.org,Rhodes University,Committee to Protect Journalists,World Wide Web Foundation,Center for Public Integrity,NewsTrust,Refugees United,Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project,Media Development Investment Fund,Forbidden Stories,Media Defence,Forum on Information & Democracy,Anti-Defamation League,Amnesty International,Article 19,EU DisinfoLab,Global Press Institute,Global Witness,Digital Freedom Fund             
 
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'''Luminate''' is a spin-off of the [[Omidyar Network]], concentrating on financing a plethora of global media and [[civil society]] organizations, in a way that in reminiscent on how the CIA did it during the Cold War with its [[Mighty Wurlitzer]],to promote the [[preferred narrative]].  
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'''Luminate''' is a subgroup of the [[Omidyar Network]], concentrating on financing a large number of global [[media]] and [[civil society]] organizations to promote certain narratives. It is unknown how close it coordinates with [[CIA|certain deep state US government agencies]].  
  
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==Overview==
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==Activities==
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Luminate states that "the last few years have seen a profound shift in the political environment (...) Trust in experts, institutions, and the media has been eroded.  The spread of [[misinformation]] and the devaluation of truth have created echo chambers that are entrenching views and polarising communities. Populist politicians are exploiting this, leading to a rise in authoritarian governments and the greater prevalence of insular, nationalist perspectives."
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Luminate’s global work has supported 280 organisations, in 17 countries with over $360 million in funding. One of the focus areas is financing "independent" media organizations<ref name=strat2027/><ref>https://luminategroup.com/about</ref>, and and cartel of [[fact checkers]] to censor around the world<ref>https://luminategroup.com/portfolio</ref><ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2019/02/18/ebay-oligarch-pierre-omidyar-funding-media/</ref>.
  
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Luminate’s global work has supported 280 organisations, in 17 countries with over $360 million in funding. One of the focus areas is financing journalists and [[fact checkers]].
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In addition, it works to make sure its cadre of trained political activists are "included" in governments.<ref name=strat2027>https://luminategroup.com/storage/1653/Luminate-Strategy-2022-2027.pdf</ref>
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Luminate is run by [[Ben Scott]]<ref>https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ben-scott-03541142</ref>, a former [[Obama administration]] official who also had worked in [[Hillary Clinton]]'s state department. Scott led a "semi-secret" January 2019 workshop where [[Canadian]] news "[[stakeholders]]" discussed the government’s plan for a "news industry bailout" of $645 million in subsidies<ref>https://twitter.com/JesseBrown/status/1091024136439320576</ref>.
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Luminate funded the [[Israel lobby]] [[Anti-Defamation League]] after the Omidyar Network provided seed money for the group’s [[Silicon Valley]] internet monitoring center.<ref>https://www.omidyar.com/blog/why-we-invested-anti-defamation-league</ref>
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Luminate openly stated in its 2018-2022 strategic plan an intention to "counter" [[Russia]] and [[China]] and provide financial support to organizations in "countries in transition" – code for supplementing [[US regime change operations]].<ref>https://t.co/AXFBhAduCR</ref>
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==Sponsoring==
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Select groups it sponsors, from its database.<ref>https://luminategroup.com/portfolio</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 2 February 2024

Group.png Luminate WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Luminate omidyar.png
Formation2018
Founder• Pierre omidyar.jpg Pierre Omidyar
•  Pam Omidyar
Sponsor ofAfrica Check, American University, Avalanche, BBC Media Action, Center for International Governance Innovation, European Digital Rights, Civix, Reporters Without Borders, Fuse Corps, Global Press Institute, International Center for Journalists, openDemocracy, Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, Race Forward, Transparency International, Correctiv, Democracy Works, Freedom Voices Network, Full Fact, Global Disinformation Index, Global Witness, Journalism Development Network, Media Monitoring Africa, Mozilla Foundation, Neo Philanthropy, New Media Ventures Innovation Fund, Open Secrets, Paris Peace Forum, Partnership on AI, Social Impact Fund, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, The Correspondent, The Democratic Society, The Ferret, The Open Trust, Center for Media Justice, Full Fact, Global Integrity, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, New Media Ventures Innovation Fund, Open Society Foundation, Poynter Institute, Pop Culture Collaborative, Reporters Without Borders, Hromadske TV, Yangon Journalism School, Africa Check, Code for America, Open Myanmar Initiative, Change.org, Rhodes University, Committee to Protect Journalists, World Wide Web Foundation, Center for Public Integrity, NewsTrust, Refugees United, Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Media Development Investment Fund, Forbidden Stories, Media Defence, Forum on Information & Democracy, Anti-Defamation League, Amnesty International, Article 19, EU DisinfoLab, Global Press Institute, Global Witness, Digital Freedom Fund
Membership Ben Scott
Pierre Omidyar's foundation for financing global media and civil society groups. It is unknown how close it coordinates with certain deep state US government agencies.

Luminate is a subgroup of the Omidyar Network, concentrating on financing a large number of global media and civil society organizations to promote certain narratives. It is unknown how close it coordinates with certain deep state US government agencies.

Activities

Luminate’s global work has supported 280 organisations, in 17 countries with over $360 million in funding. One of the focus areas is financing "independent" media organizations[1][2], and and cartel of fact checkers to censor around the world[3][4].

In addition, it works to make sure its cadre of trained political activists are "included" in governments.[1]

Luminate is run by Ben Scott[5], a former Obama administration official who also had worked in Hillary Clinton's state department. Scott led a "semi-secret" January 2019 workshop where Canadian news "stakeholders" discussed the government’s plan for a "news industry bailout" of $645 million in subsidies[6].

Luminate funded the Israel lobby Anti-Defamation League after the Omidyar Network provided seed money for the group’s Silicon Valley internet monitoring center.[7]

Luminate openly stated in its 2018-2022 strategic plan an intention to "counter" Russia and China and provide financial support to organizations in "countries in transition" – code for supplementing US regime change operations.[8]

Sponsoring

Select groups it sponsors, from its database.[9]


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References

  1. ↑ a b https://luminategroup.com/storage/1653/Luminate-Strategy-2022-2027.pdf
  2. ↑ https://luminategroup.com/about
  3. ↑ https://luminategroup.com/portfolio
  4. ↑ https://thegrayzone.com/2019/02/18/ebay-oligarch-pierre-omidyar-funding-media/
  5. ↑ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ben-scott-03541142
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/JesseBrown/status/1091024136439320576
  7. ↑ https://www.omidyar.com/blog/why-we-invested-anti-defamation-league
  8. ↑ https://t.co/AXFBhAduCR
  9. ↑ https://luminategroup.com/portfolio
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