Consortiumnews

Consortium for Independent Journalism Inc. (CIJ) is a non-profit US-based independent news service founded in 1995 by Robert Parry, which publishes the website Consortiumnews. Besides Robert Parry, who remains its editor, contributors include Norman Solomon, and Martin A. Lee.
Some articles of Globalresearch.ca, Russia Insider, etc. were copied from this site.
History
Parry launched Consortiumnews in 1995, using funds derived from his retirement from Newsweek. In 1999 the Consortium for Independent Journalism was founded as a non-profit organization to provide an institutional foundation for the news service. However the organization attracted limited funding, and in 2000 Parry was forced to take the service part-time, taking an editing job at Bloomberg News, before quitting in 2004. After George W. Bush's reelection in 2004, CIJ "began developing what might be regarded as unlikely relationships with former CIA analysts, such as Ray McGovern, Peter W. Dickson, Melvin Goodman and Elizabeth Murray."
On Mar 8, 2016, Russia Insider reported that "Consortium News was struck by a severe denial-of-service attack last week".
Funding
From 2009 through 2013, CIJ's annual revenue was between $115,000 and $188,000. A non-profit , it takes donations via its website. From 2011 to 2014, CIJ received a total of $40,000 in general operating support from the Park Foundation.
Reception
Russia Insider staff consider Consortiumnews "One of the few sites which truly is essential reading".

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