When taken as a whole, this demonstrates a model. Western governments finance media outlets via middlemen like RSF and CFI, then sponsor content and "capacity building" for journalists whose work supports a specific interpretation of the conflict, typically one in which the targeted government is an inhumane authoritarian and Western-backed opposition forces are democrats.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF - Reporters sans frontières) has released its 2025 report on “Press Freedom Predators”, naming several people and entities as enemies...
Ford Foundation-funded RSF awarded Ravish Kumar the 'Independence Prize,' citing his resistance to political pressure. The organisation faces criticism for anti-India narratives.
Reporters without Borders (RSF) published its annual 'Press Freedom' rankings for the year 2021-2022, in which India has been ranked 150th out of 180 countries