Liberal media watchdog weighs shutting down as it 'scrambles' to fend off MAGA assault [View all]
Source: Raw Story
July 25, 2025 5:30PM ET
The nonprofit media watchdog group Media Matters is reportedly considering shutting down, the New York Times reported Friday, as the nonprofit scrambles to fend off “legal assaults” from allies of President Donald Trump.
“The group has slashed the size of its staff and scrambled to raise more cash from skittish donors, according to documents and interviews with 11 people familiar with the organization’s fight to survive,” reads a report published in the New York Times on Friday. “...As a last resort, it has considered shuttering, according to interviews and an internal document.”
Media Matters has faced lawsuits and investigations from a number of Trump allies, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who sued the organization in 2023 for its reporting on the Musk-owned platform X, which revealed major advertisers’ brands were appearing alongside right-wing extremist content.
Another Trump ally, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, followed suit in launching an investigation into Media Matters for its reporting on X. And while a D.C. Circuit panel ultimately shut down that probe as being without merit, the organization has reportedly struggled financially to keep pace with the countless legal attacks.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/media-matters-2673761047/
Link to NYT article - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/us/politics/media-matters-musk-crisis.html
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