REVEALED: Here Are the Mainstream Journalists on China’s Payroll 🚨
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) July 27, 2026
I exclusively uncovered the identities of prominent U.S. journalists flown to China by a CCP-linked influence operation seeking “favorable coverage” and “positive messages” about Beijing. 🧵
The names come from Natalie Winters’ investigation matching public DOJ FARA filings (on CUSEF and its PR firm) with archived CUSEF newsletters & reports that documented the trips.
The names include:
- Ezra Klein, New York Times columnist - Matthew Yglesias, Vox co-founder - Ronald Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst - Bradford Plumer, New York Times reporter - Marjorie Miller, former Associated Press vice president
- Steve Clemons, former The Hill editor-at-large - David Rohde, MS NOW senior national security reporter - Jonathan Alter, NBC News and MSNBC political analyst - David Sweeney, former NPR managing editor - Daniel Gross, former Yahoo Finance columnist
- Marilyn Geewax, former NPR senior editor - Kathleen Deveny, former Newsweek editor - Tom Omestad, former U.S. News & World Report correspondent - Steve Chapman, former Chicago Tribune columnist - Bruce Stokes, former National Journal correspondent
- Craig Gilbert, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington bureau chief - Tony Semerad, Salt Lake Tribune reporter - Shikha Dalmia, former The Week columnist - Jonathan Broder, former Newsweek senior writer
- Cristi Kempf, former Chicago Tribune associate managing editor - Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times deputy editorial page editor - Julian Pecquet, former Foreign Affairs reporter
Trip organizer CUSEF was founded by Tung Chee-hwa, a former senior official in the CCP’s United Front system, the influence apparatus Beijing uses to cultivate foreign elites and shape institutions outside China. The access went far beyond conference rooms.
Then came the coverage.......
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