"[1] It adds that it is "part of a new era of independently supported non-partisan journalism" on fiscal policy, which "works to present fair, accurate and balanced reporting and serve as an honest broker in sorting through a broad range of viewpoints, including the federal budget, the growing deficit, entitlements, health care, personal savings, taxation, and the global economy.

"[10] The New York Times noted that several other start-up media publications including Politico and ProPublica, which also supplied material to newspapers, also had prominent backers who donated to political causes.

[5] Celebrating the February 2010 launch of the website for The Fiscal Times, an article in "The Washington Scene" section of The Hill stated that it had received "rave reviews, with guests and journalists commending the site on its non-partisan, clearly numbers-based approach to reporting the news of money.

"[11] Economist Dean Baker of the progressive think tank the Center for Economic and Policy Research wrote in April 2010 that the publication's news articles displayed pro-deficit-reduction bias.

[citation needed] TFT has partnerships with a number of news organizations, including the Washington Post, which allows both publications to jointly produce as well as share content,[13] CNBC, Microsoft, Bloomberg Terminal, Business Insider, MSN Money and Bankrate.