Thread by @ProPublica

Very nice to meet you too, @GovMattBevin!

You asked who @ProPublica is. We thought we’d give you some answers. Like everything we do, they are, you know, actually accurate.

https://twitter.com/GovMattBevin/status/1073006874834976768

@GovMattBevin First, we’re thrilled to be partnering w/ the fine folks at the @courierjournal. They’re just one of 14 newsrooms we’ll be supporting.

The paper’s reporting project is v promising. We won’t say more b/c we believe in gathering facts first.

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@GovMattBevin @courierjournal We noticed you mentioned two of our donors – who just happen to be Jewish.

So here are a few *facts* about our funding:

We had *34,000* donors last year. George Soros provided less than 2 percent of our revenue.

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@GovMattBevin @courierjournal You called us a “biased, left-wing organization.” Actually, we believe in evidence. Hard, indisputable evidence. Carefully gathered and precisely told.

Perhaps that’s why our peers have given us 4 Pulitzers, 3 Peabodys, 2 Emmys, 6 Polks, a duPont and a National Magazine Award.

@GovMattBevin @courierjournal Anyway, we certainly hope we can keep the dialogue going, @GovMattBevin. We’ll be in touch with questions and would love *your* answers.

@GovMattBevin @courierjournal And for those who are curious, we’ll absolutely send you the investigation when it comes out.

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P.S. Our new partners at the @courierjournal have been doing lots of good work, like this recent story about how @GovMattBevin hired a buddy for a govt job and then gave him a $215,000 raise.

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(Via @RobertFaturechi)