Criticism of Courier Newsroom and ACRONYM

Sen. Chris Murphy went on a date with Courier Newsroom publisher Tara McGowan, a project funded by Laurene Powell Jobs that is criticized for being hyper-partisan propaganda disguised as local news.

Democratic Lawyer Backs Secretive Media Network in Arizona

Democrat lawyer Marc Elias is backing a secretive local media network in Arizona to boost Democratic candidates on social media, similar to past operations like Courier Newsroom. Arizona regulators are questioning whether the network should be subject to the same spending and disclosure rules as political organizations.