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IBTimes UK

Center to center-left, UK-based digital outlet with heavy U.S. political coverage

Owned byIBT Media, a privately held company co-founded in 2006 by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis. I could not confirm the current ownership structure of IBT Media beyond that.
FundingMainly online advertising, plus likely sponsored and syndicated content. It receives no government funding.
On the administrationmixed

Background

The International Business Times was founded in 2006 by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis, and its UK edition became one of the company's main properties. IBT Media bought Newsweek in 2013 and renamed itself Newsweek Media Group in 2017. Reporting by Mother Jones and others linked the company's early funding and leadership to Olivet University and its founder, David Jang, which the company downplayed. In 2018 Newsweek was spun off into a separate company, and IBT Media went back to its old name. The spin-off came one day before the Manhattan District Attorney indicted Uzac and IBT Media in a money-laundering and fraud case. Uzac later pleaded guilty. IBT Media and Newsweek's current leaders have since fought in court over the spin-off. Media Bias/Fact Check rates the UK site Left-Center and Mostly Factual, citing story selection that slightly favors left-leaning narratives. AllSides rates the International Business Times Center, and Ground News shows an aggregate of Lean Left. Critics note a tendency toward sensational headlines and a news-aggregation style. Its recent Trump-era coverage includes stories on ICE obtaining voter records, a proposed citizenship question on tax forms, and ACA refunds. These stories mix critical framing with reports of the administration's stated rationale.

Sources

  1. International Business Times UK - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check
  2. IBT Media - Wikipedia
  3. International Business Times - Wikipedia
  4. AllSides - International Business Times Media Bias
  5. Mother Jones - Why are Newsweek's new owners so anxious to hide their ties to an enigmatic religious figure?
  6. Newsweek - Newsweek splits from IBT Media into standalone company
  7. Newsweek - IBT Media Sues Newsweek CEO, Demanding He Return the Magazine
  8. IBTimes UK - Donald Trump topic page
  9. IBTimes UK - ICE voter records and Palantir

Profile compiled 2026-10-09; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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