Do you know who the "Four Sisters" are (politics-media related)

[LynneSin]

Just curious if anyone is aware of this term. I'll give you the answer in about 20 minutes

[goclark]

1. Ann C. Candy C., Judy Woodruff and ?

[LynneSin]

2. Not even close

here's a hint - they aren't women

[Lin]

3. I'm going to guess, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN? <eom>

[LynneSin]

4. Nope - not TV stations eithers

:D

[Lin]

5. On second thought...schools/universities? <love these things;>

[robnycny]

6. Wolf, Anderson, Bill.... and ?

[rock]

7. The only "four sisters" that I know

is a politically-incorrect expression in mixed company.

[robnycny]

8. Not meant to be offensive -

- I'm a sister and have sisters, but totally get the mixed company point. Sorry.

[sangh0]

9. Four Ivy-league related women's universities?

Or are their seven of those?

[efhmc]

10. Oil Companies Well there were 7, then 5, maybe now only 4.

Added the last.

[MrScorpio]

11. The Wash Post, The NY TImes, The Wall St Jrnl, The Chi Trib?

I dunno

[Beaverhausen]

12. I cheated and found something here

http://www.vpc.org/fact_sht/lottlink.htm

Olin, Bradley, Smith Richardson, and Scaife


The July 19-26, 1995 issue of Christian Century contained an article entitled "Funding the war of ideas." The article detailed the activities of "the four sisters"—the "four conservative-leaning foundations that have been willing to put their money into journals and think tanks in order to win the battle for hearts and minds." It asks the question: "Who's behind these four foundations? The John M. Olin Foundation was created in 1953 by the Olin Corporation, which produces, among other things, Winchester rifles. Olin became a more aggressive player in public affairs in 1977 when William Simon became president and Michael Joyce was named executive director. `The intellectual movement on the right is a very serious movement,' commented George Gillespie, secretary-treasurer of the foundation, in 1983. `We support some of the best thinkers at some of the country's best institutions."