A new investigation published on Monday by France's Mediapart, along with its partners—Drop Site News from the US, Il Fatto Quotidiano from Italy, and Reporters United from Greece—has revealed a surprising secret: the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the largest investigative journalism network in the world, is being secretly controlled by the US government. The investigation suggests that Washington has a lot more influence over the OCCRP than anyone realized.
The US Funds Half of the OCCRP’s Budget
Since the OCCRP was founded in 2008, the US government has given the organization over $47 million. That’s around half of the OCCRP’s total budget, making the US the largest donor by far. While the OCCRP insists that government funding doesn't affect its journalism, many critics believe that such a large amount of money could be influencing their reporting, especially when it comes to the US government's interests.
The US Has a Say in OCCRP Leadership...
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