"beholden to donors" is a nonsensical phrase, unless "donors" is defined with a wink, a nod, and air-quotes.

I think I have a pretty good guess of who the donors are for a newspaper in Salt Lake City

	▲	datsci_est_2015 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Donors don’t have control over the editorial board like owners do. Donors can always pull their funding, but not before the editors get a meaty stab at a controversial topic. And funding being pulled is a story in itself. Donors and owners are different.
	▲	grahamburger 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The Salt Lake Tribune has always promoted the view of the opposition for Salt Lake City (and Utah). It might not be who you think.