Cobrapost Expose on India News Media taking money for paid news campaigns

The controversial past of the man behind the Cobrapost expose

theprint does not disclose that Paytm has funded the portal.

The anchor investors—the list also has Biocon Ltd founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Bangalore-based tech-entrepreneur Rajiv C. Mody and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma—will hold close to 20% equity in Printline Media. The remaining stake will be held by Printline founder Shekhar Gupta. “We have raised money from a diverse set of individuals. The venture is moving towards its logical conclusion. We will make a formal announcement very soon,” said Gupta, declining to share more details.
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Shekhar Gupta’s The Print raises funds from Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani, Uday Kotak - Livemint

It's kind of insane that even in 2018, these news sites do not like to disclose their connection with parties they are reporting about.
 
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