Jim Edwards
@jimedwards.bsky.social
Executive editor / global news @ Fortune. Ex Business Insider. Founder: Moneyin2. Author: Say Thank You for Everything.
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Real America’s Voice: How a tiny pro-Trump news network founded by a convicted criminal got so close to the president
The channel covers Trump the president while doing business with a Trump company.
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March 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Glenn, the White House correspondent, is dating Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, one of Trump’s most loyal allies and Gina Loudon, president of programming and one of its top personalities, was a former advisor to Trump’s 2020 campaign and co-chair of the political group Women for Trump…
March 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Glenn, the White House correspondent, is dating Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, one of Trump’s most loyal allies and Gina Loudon, president of programming and one of its top personalities, was a former advisor to Trump’s 2020 campaign and co-chair of the political group Women for Trump…
But two former employees told us that RAV management theatened to dock the pay of a 23-year-old meteorologist because she posted a video on her personal social media accounts that went viral. Sigg argued the video should have been on the company’s platforms where it could earn revenue…
March 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
But two former employees told us that RAV management theatened to dock the pay of a 23-year-old meteorologist because she posted a video on her personal social media accounts that went viral. Sigg argued the video should have been on the company’s platforms where it could earn revenue…
Some staff say they like working for Sigg. One described him as “the sweetest guy in the world when he was in the mood” and recalled his habit of treating the office to lunch. Other employees also said they got along well with Sigg and that he regularly praised staffers for a job well done…
March 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Some staff say they like working for Sigg. One described him as “the sweetest guy in the world when he was in the mood” and recalled his habit of treating the office to lunch. Other employees also said they got along well with Sigg and that he regularly praised staffers for a job well done…
Sigg pled guilty to at least four charges — for driving under the influence, using a fake ID, contempt of court, and violating probation…
March 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Sigg pled guilty to at least four charges — for driving under the influence, using a fake ID, contempt of court, and violating probation…
Over the course of his life Sigg has been charged with assault, harassment, drug possession, driving under the influence, domestic violence, and burglary in Colorado, according to arrest records from the Colorado Bureau of Investigations…
March 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Over the course of his life Sigg has been charged with assault, harassment, drug possession, driving under the influence, domestic violence, and burglary in Colorado, according to arrest records from the Colorado Bureau of Investigations…
Real America’s Voice is the brainchild of Robert Sigg, a Colorado media entrepreneur with a checkered legal past. In 2006, Sigg was convicted of federal mortgage fraud in a multi-million dollar scheme. He was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay $141,000 in restitution to Washington Mutual…
March 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Real America’s Voice is the brainchild of Robert Sigg, a Colorado media entrepreneur with a checkered legal past. In 2006, Sigg was convicted of federal mortgage fraud in a multi-million dollar scheme. He was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay $141,000 in restitution to Washington Mutual…
RAV airs back-to-back-to-back shows from three of the most influential rightwing commentators in the country. Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, and Jack Posobiec all stream their podcasts on the channel…
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
RAV airs back-to-back-to-back shows from three of the most influential rightwing commentators in the country. Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, and Jack Posobiec all stream their podcasts on the channel…
RAV declined to comment on Fortune’s “absurd accusations.”…
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
RAV declined to comment on Fortune’s “absurd accusations.”…
This poses unique ethical questions: “I think it’s unethical for a president to hold control over large media platforms,” said Richard Painter, former chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush. “I think the press should be separated from the state.”…
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This poses unique ethical questions: “I think it’s unethical for a president to hold control over large media platforms,” said Richard Painter, former chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush. “I think the press should be separated from the state.”…
As a media outlet it covers Trump the president, but it is also a content provider for Trump the businessman’s company…
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As a media outlet it covers Trump the president, but it is also a content provider for Trump the businessman’s company…
RAV—once an also-ran to Fox News and Newsmax in the conservative news business—is now in the enviable position of being the key link between Trump’s company and his most prominent boosters in the media...
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
RAV—once an also-ran to Fox News and Newsmax in the conservative news business—is now in the enviable position of being the key link between Trump’s company and his most prominent boosters in the media...
All of RAV’s shows are broadcast on Truth Social and its sister streaming platform Truth+. Both are part of the burgeoning tech holdings of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), whose largest shareholder is Trump…
March 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
All of RAV’s shows are broadcast on Truth Social and its sister streaming platform Truth+. Both are part of the burgeoning tech holdings of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), whose largest shareholder is Trump…
For this story, Fortune spoke to six former employees who worked for RAV’s parent company and its subsidiaries and we contacted eight police departments and nine courthouses to obtain police reports and court rulings…
March 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
For this story, Fortune spoke to six former employees who worked for RAV’s parent company and its subsidiaries and we contacted eight police departments and nine courthouses to obtain police reports and court rulings…
The founder of RAV has an extensive criminal record, for instance…
March 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The founder of RAV has an extensive criminal record, for instance…
Of course, diseases don’t stay inside one far-away country …
Read the full investigation from Fortune’s @EleanorMPringle here: fortune.com/2025/03/22/c...
Read the full investigation from Fortune’s @EleanorMPringle here: fortune.com/2025/03/22/c...
USAID canceled contracts worth $32.7m bound for HIV charity treating 350,000 patients—now the lives of 10,000 children are on the line
In an exclusive interview, Trish Karlin of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation discusses the impact of $32.7m worth of contracts being terminated by USAID.
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March 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Of course, diseases don’t stay inside one far-away country …
Read the full investigation from Fortune’s @EleanorMPringle here: fortune.com/2025/03/22/c...
Read the full investigation from Fortune’s @EleanorMPringle here: fortune.com/2025/03/22/c...
Instantly, treatment for 350,000 HIV patients—including 10,000 children and 10,000 pregnant women—was thrown into disarray. “Large numbers of people are going to die” if the funding is not restored, according to Trish Karlin, EVP for business development and external affairs at EGPAF...
March 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Instantly, treatment for 350,000 HIV patients—including 10,000 children and 10,000 pregnant women—was thrown into disarray. “Large numbers of people are going to die” if the funding is not restored, according to Trish Karlin, EVP for business development and external affairs at EGPAF...
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was, however, doing HIV prevention work in the region of Gaza in Mozambique.
All that funding was cut by DOGE...
All that funding was cut by DOGE...
March 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was, however, doing HIV prevention work in the region of Gaza in Mozambique.
All that funding was cut by DOGE...
All that funding was cut by DOGE...
According to correspondence and charitable funding records seen by Fortune, and interviews with staff responsible, there were no condoms — zero, none — being sent to the war-torn Middle East territory controlled by terrorists...
March 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
According to correspondence and charitable funding records seen by Fortune, and interviews with staff responsible, there were no condoms — zero, none — being sent to the war-torn Middle East territory controlled by terrorists...
It turns out that what actually happened was Musk’s DOGE cut $33 million in funding for HIV prevention for Africa.
350,000 people were on anti-HIV meds, funded by that program.
Many, possibly all, are now likely to die.
350,000 people were on anti-HIV meds, funded by that program.
Many, possibly all, are now likely to die.
March 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It turns out that what actually happened was Musk’s DOGE cut $33 million in funding for HIV prevention for Africa.
350,000 people were on anti-HIV meds, funded by that program.
Many, possibly all, are now likely to die.
350,000 people were on anti-HIV meds, funded by that program.
Many, possibly all, are now likely to die.