'Mission-Driven' Firm to Run FCC Newsroom Probe - Seeking 'Positive Change' in Effort to Influence Story Selection

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The firm contracted by the Federal Communications Commission to conduct an extensive survey of U.S. newsrooms openly declares it is “mission-driven” and “believes that superior science can improve the world.”

Social Solutions International was tapped to conduct a “Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs” to collect information from private newsroom employees on demographics, editorial view, selection of news topics, management style and more.

The FCC says the study will cover “the process by which stories are selected” and the frequency with which stations report on “critical information needs.” The survey will determine if there is any “perceived station bias” or “perceived responsiveness to underserved populations.”

The “About” section of Social Solutions International’s website states it is a “research and evaluation firm dedicated to the creation of positive change for underserved populations.”

“We are a mission-driven organization that believes that superior science can improve the world,” states the website.

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The firm boasts it is “a Hispanic and woman owned 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB).”

Social Solutions International was “founded on the values of diversity, social responsibility, and quality, Social Solutions International’s corporate culture is grounded in the concept of positive change,” according to its website.

The firm’s president and CEO is Susanna Nemes.

Nemes previously served as principal investigator and a research director at Danya International, which is funded by billionaire George Soros.

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