Viral post once again weep USAID: How much money did we receive the media?

A viral post on social media has claimed a debate on the impact of the government in journalism, claiming that many major news outlets including New York Times, Politico, Reuters and Associated Press received millions of people from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).The Post alleged that it is a “state-proposed story control”, jointly with $ 116 million in the taxpayer funds directed in Legacy Media Organizations.
According to the record of usaspending.gov and the statement from the media outlets involved, the reality is more fine. While various government agencies are financially engaged with these outlets, most funds were not direct grants, but were paid for membership or contract with allied services.
For example, the New York Times clarified that the federal funds received from it were for membership purchased by the US government offices, including arrangements that provide access to paper to military personnel and their families. The Times stressed that it had not received any federal grant, and membership revenue from the government is less than 0.1% of its annual income.
Similarly, Politico said that it has not received direct government money. The $ 32 million figure quoted in the post refers to contracts for Politico Pro, which is a premium policy news service used by various agencies. After criticism, NASA allegedly canceled its membership for the outlet. A White House spokesperson confirmed that the subscription was cut by more than $ 8 million in subscription as part of comprehensive government proficiency efforts.
Reuters faced more than a payment of $ 9 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). However, the money went to a separate subsidiary, Thomson Reuters Special Services, which does not provide data analysis journalism material. Reuters emphasized that its news room operates independently under strict editorial guidelines.
Associated Press also replied, refusing any money from USAID. It admitted that the US government had been a wise customer for a long time, but insisted that no money had affected its editorial production.
The BBC position includes its charitable hand, BBC media action, earlier receiving about 2.6 million pounds from USAID. The main BBC News Division is editorially separated and says that it does not get any USAID funding.