The Young Turks (TYT), a progressive media outlet[1].
The engine reads it as an example of grassroots media being captured and converted into a corporate investment vehicle.
TYT took a $20M investment from 3L Capital, Greycroft and Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo, with 3L co-founder Shawn Colo installed on its board, turning it from grassroots progressive media into a VC asset.
It shows how independent-seeming outlets on the left can be bought and steered by investors, mirroring the funding model used on the right. Ownership shapes the message on both sides.