SCOOP-->A Qatari royal invested about $50 mln in right-wing cable channel Newsmax. Top editorial brass told employees to avoid critiquing the emirate: "We were not allowed to criticize Qatar," one person told us. From @DavidKenner @jocwapo and me. https://t.co/Vmy4KJS9uu

— Sarah Ellison (@sarahellison) March 26, 2024