Organization
New America
Washington think tank, until 2017 home of the Open Markets program.
- Also known as
- New America Foundation
- Wikidata
- Q7005306
Connections 5
headed by
- Anne-Marie Slaughter 30 Aug 2017 CEO Primary record 1
funded by
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Eric Schmidt
Scholarship & press
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Teachout reports the New York Times's figure of more than $21 million from Google and from Eric Schmidt and his family foundation together; this story has not read the Times article.
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Google
Scholarship & press
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Google says it funds many policy groups and would keep funding New America. It says it played no role in Barry Lynn's dismissal; New America says the same.
involved in
- New America ends Barry Lynn's employment ended Barry Lynn's employment, saying it was over his repeated refusal to adhere to its standards of openness and institutional collegiality Primary record 124
includes
- Open Markets program at New America until 30 Aug 2017 Primary record 5
Timeline 2 dates
- 30 Aug 2017 Anne-Marie Slaughter head of New America
- until 30 Aug 2017 Open Markets program at New America part of New America
Proof 5 sources
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New America's Response to the New York Times, New America, 30 Aug 2017.
Primary record
Statement to be attributed to Anne-Marie Slaughter , CEO of New America:
Today, we made the difficult decision to terminate Barry Lynn.
For the past two months, we have been working with Barry Lynn to spin out Open Markets as an independent program
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How I Got Fired From a D.C. Think Tank for Fighting Against the Power of Google, The Intercept, 31 Aug 2017.
Scholarship & press
According to the Times, more than $21 million came to New America from Google and from Eric Schmidt and his family foundation (Schmidt is the executive chairman of Google’s parent company, Alphabet).
For years, Google has provided funding to New America as part of its philanthropic giving.
Within 72 hours, New America’s president, Anne-Marie Slaughter, told Lynn that he — and all of us on the Open Markets team — had to leave.
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Google-Funded Think Tank Disputes Why It Booted Antitrust Crusader, Fortune, 30 Aug 2017.
Scholarship & press
Archived copy
noting that Google would continue to fund New America
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In the Interest of Transparency, New America Releases Email Correspondence with Barry Lynn, New America, 30 Aug 2017.
Primary record
The first email quoted in the New York Times is from June 2016, a full year ago.
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Open Markets Applauds the European Commission's Finding Against Google for Abuse of Dominance, New America, 27 Jun 2017.
Primary record
The following statement can be attributed to Barry Lynn, the director of the Open Markets Program.
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