Narrative-Control

Richard Mellon Scaife Becomes Heritage Foundation's Primary Donor

1976-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife emerges as the Heritage Foundation’s largest and most crucial donor, contributing $420,000 in 1976 alone - representing 42 percent of the foundation’s total $1 million annual budget. Scaife’s massive financial commitment transforms Heritage from a …

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Richard Scaife Acquires Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Building Conservative Media Infrastructure

1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Richard Mellon Scaife, heir to the Mellon banking and aluminum fortune, purchased the Tribune-Review newspaper in Greensburg, Pennsylvania for approximately $5 million in 1970, marking his entry into media ownership as part of a broader strategy to build conservative infrastructure across multiple …

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