Charlie Hebdo gets huge donations from western media outlets

LAHORE: Charlie Hebdo, the 45-year old controversial French satirical magazine targeted twice in 2011 and in 2015 for printing blasphemous anti-Islam cartoons, has announced to publish one million copies on Wednesday.
According to leading British newspaper “The Independent,” Charlie Hebdo has got a nearly $0.3 million from the international web giant Google, which happens to be an America-based multi-national corporation specialising in internet-related services and products.
Google has disbursed this amount to Charlie Hebdo through a company called Digital Press Innovation Fund.The 2013 revenues for Google had rested at $59.825 billion, while its operating income had stood at $13.966 billion.
The magazine has a circulation of 45,000, though some esteemed global media outlets like the BBC and Times of India claim the circulation of the publication under review is 60,000 per week.
According to leading French newspapers “Le Figaro” and the “Liberation,” the French government has already granted nearly one million Euros to Charlie Hebdo.Reputed American newspaper” The New York Times” has revealed that the Guardian Media Group of United Kingdom has donated 100,000 British Pounds (just over $150,000) to Charlie Hebdo to help keep the satirical French weekly newspaper going in the aftermath of the deadly attack last week.
The New York Times has quoted editor of “The Guardian,” Alan Rusbridger while making this important disclosure. A January 9, 2014 Twitter message from “The Guardian” Editor Alan Rusbridger reads:” The Guardian Media Group has pledged £100k donation to Charlie Hebdo to help ensure it’s not silenced. Google is giving $300k.”
Meanwhile, the French Press has raised half a million Euros (£400,000) to ensure the continuation of the satirical weekly magazine.Of this, half a million Euro amount or 250,000 Euros, has been dished out by the Press and Pluralism Fund set up by French newspaper publishers to ensure a diverse media landscape.