'Google gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Young Turks as others have distanced themselves from the progressive YouTube series over its founder's denials of the Armenian genocide and other offensive comments.

Axios first reported Tuesday that Google invested "in the mid-six figures range" in the left-wing outlet as part of the Google News Initiative to support local journalism. Google decided to partner with the Young Turks despite ongoing controversies surrounding its founder, Cenk Uygur. Uygur has drawn criticism for offensive comments about women and Jews, as well as his denials of the Armenian genocide.

The Young Turks told Axios that the outlet was "not interested in cranking out journalists who share our political viewpoint," adding that the Google-funded "TYT Academy" videos starring Uygur do not have any evident political bias.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), one of the leading U.S. organizations lobbying for Armenian genocide awareness and recognition, expressed displeasure with Google's decision to fund the Young Turks. ANCA said that those who deny the historic slaughter of more than 1 million people should not be recognized in journalism circles.

"A talk show founded by an Armenian Genocide denier, named after Armenian Genocide perpetrators, is a poor platform for teaching responsible journalism," Executive Director Aram Hamparian said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was forced to retract his endorsement of Uygur's California congressional campaign in December due to the pundit's comments about women and Jews. Uygur was ousted two years earlier from Justice Democrats, a group he helped found, for the same comments.

Uygur has a long history of genocide denial, dating back to his college days at the University of Pennsylvania. The student-run Daily Pennsylvanian reported in 1991 that Uygur attempted to strip the Armenian Club of its funding at a student government meeting. ...'
https://freebeacon.com/issues/google-provides-six-figure-sum-to-liberal-outlet-with-history-of-genocide-denial/