Independent Media Institute
 Independent Media Institute(Fund granter)     | |
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| Abbreviation | IMI |
| Formation | 1983 |
| Type |  non-profit |
| Owner of | AlterNet, The Deep State Blog |
| [nonprofit organization with money from Open Society Institute]] | |
The Independent Media Institute (IMI) is a nonprofit organization that educates the public through a diverse array of independent media projects and programs. "Since 1983, the Independent Media Institute has served the public through the creation and distribution of content about political and social issues."[1]
In 1998, IMI founded AlterNet, a well known progressive left website. In early 2018, IMI sold AlterNet.[2] In June 2018, it founded The Deep State Blog.
Funding and Problems
The funding sources have included George Soros' Open Society Institute and numerous other foundations, a possible sign that the media institute might not be as independent as it claims, and in fact has a gatekeeper function. Of possible relevance is that the starting year, 1983 is the same year as the National Endowment for Democracy was founded. 2005-06 Foundation Supporters of IMI include[3]:
- Arca Foundation
- Bioneers Foundation
- Bloome Foundation
- Branscomb Family Foundation
- Cloud Mountain Foundation
- Shari & Richard Foos
- Funding Exchange (Donor Advised)
- Glaser Progress Foundation
- McKay Foundation
- Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Open Society Institute
- Park Foundation
- RSF Global Community Fund (Donor Advised)
- Schumann Center for Media and Democracy
- Threshold Foundation
- Town Creek Foundation
- Wallace Global Fund
- Working Assets Grantmaking Fund of the Tides Foundation
Board of Directors (2017) [4]
- Christine Triano, Chair - Writer, producer and psychotherapist
- Elizabeth Hines, Vice Chair - Former Director of Communications, The White House Project
- Larry Smith, Secretary - Editor and Journalist, SMITH Magazine
- Sara Frankel, Treasurer - Business Consultant
- Colin Greer - President, New World Foundation
- Heeter Kalan - Senior Program Officer, New World Foundation
- Robert Greenwald - Film Producer and Director, Brave New Films
References
- ↑ https://ifamericansknew.org/about_us/
- ↑ https://independentmediainstitute.org/mission/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080312172138/http://www.alternet.org/about/foundations.html
- ↑ Alternet Independent Media Institute, organizational web page, accessed August 23, 2017.
