Media :: Activism
Censorship :: Free Speech

Accuracy In Reporting - Advocates for greater diversity in the press, and scrutinizes media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints.
Meta Description: [ Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by ]

the Mess in America - Editorial stating that sometime after 2009, when historians pick through the wreckage left behind by George W. Bush’s administration, they will have to come to grips with the role played by the professional conservative media infrastructure.
Meta Description: [ The Consortium is a website dedicated to independent investigative journalism ]

Ali Abunimah's Bitter Pill - Media monitor, presenting an archive of documents and editorials devoted to correcting media errors relating to the Middle East. Also provides links to news sites and resources.
Meta Description: [ Ali Abunimah, a writer and commentator on Middle East and Arab-American affairs, lives in Chicago. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Financial Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Jordan Times, Lebanon's Daily Star and Ha'aretz, amo... ]

BBC Bias - Selection of links alleging BBC-Labour bias.

Boycott O'Reilly! - Commentary, rants and recommended links.

CBS's Goldberg Exposes Leftist Media Bias - A conservative's article discussing ex-CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg's new book Bias alleging heavily leftist bias in the media.

Citizens Coalition for Responsible Media - Conservative group dedicated to studying and fighting media bias. Site includes regular features, topical studies, resources for research, and links to similar organizations.
Meta Description: [ Home page of Citizens Coalition for Responsible Media. CCRM is a conservative grassroots activist group dedicated to studying and battling media bias. ]

Coloring the News: How Crusading for Diversity Has Corrupted American Journalism - Book by William McGowan asserting that political correctness has corrupted American journalism.
Meta Description: [ by William McGowan. (Encounter Books). How political correctness has corrupted american journalism. 'Likely to spark controversy....Skeptics of multiculturalism will love this book, and lefties will love to hate it.'--Publisher's Weekly ]

Counterbias - Examines right wing bias in the media.

Counterbias: Michael Moore Versus Authority - The Media's Dual 'Propaganda' Thresholds - Article on how the corporate media quickly labels Fahrenheit 9/11 as propaganda, yet when politicians and hawks push for war in Iraq somehow the term is never used.

Dan Rather Tops Dishonor Awards - Discussion of Media Bias awards. [NewsMax.Com]

Darker Alliances - Web editorial on the San Jose Mercury News and what constitutes fair reporting.

404 Fear and Favor in the Newsroom - Documentary video about bias and self censorship by media. Narrated by Studs Terkel.
Meta Description: [ FEAR AND FAVOR IN THE NEWSROOM is a hardhitting factual expose of corporate influence on the freedom of the press in the United States. It is an important statement on the threat to our First Amendment rights and should be widely viewed and discussed. ]

George Monbiot - The Lies of the Press - Asserts that the newspapers must also be held to account for the decision to invade Iraq in 2003.

Mainstream Press Misdeeds - Judi Bari's refutation of mainstream press distorting information about Earth First and other activist groups is laid out at the bottom of this editorial page by Jeff Elliott.

Media Bias Against Israel - Site exposing media bias regarding the Middle East and giving shocking facts about the history and situation there.
Meta Description: [ Philly ZOA - Greater Philadelphia chapter of the Zionist Organization of America ]

404 Media Fraud - Describes the Democrat / Republican split in the American media. Argues that Democrat supporters are over represented.

Media Lens - Focuses most of its attention on the UK 'liberal' media, contending that, despite its leftist appearance, the scope and depth of its coverage are circumscribed by commercial considerations.
Meta Description: [ MediaLens has grown out of our frustration with the unwillingness, or inability, of the mainstream media to tell the truth about the real causes and extent of many of the problems facing us, such as human rights abuses, poverty, pollution and climate change ]

Media Matters for America - A non-profit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media. Founded by David Brock, a conservative media insider.

Media Matters for America - Reports and critique of recent incidents of conservative political bias in the U.S. media.

Media Monitors Network - Grass roots watchdog of media coverage which seeks to uncover journalistic and media bias and provide contrary information and opinions.
Meta Description: [ Media Monitors Network (MMN) is a non-profit, non-partial and non-political platform for those serious Media Contributors and Observres who crave to know and like to help to prevail the whole truth about current affairs, any disputed issue or any controversial issue by their voluntarily contribut... ]

Media Research Center - Conservative group founded to balance alleged liberal bias in the media.
Meta Description: [ Media Research Center (MRC) is a conservative media watchdog group dedicated to bringing political balance to the news and entertainment media. ]

Media Review Network - Aims to dispel myths and stereotypes about Islam and Muslims and to foster bridges of understanding. Its goal is to monitor, analyse, dissect and evaluate distortions fabrications and double standards about Muslims in the mass media in South Africa. It also aims to fight stereotyping through education and by coordinating and developing Muslim media communication efforts in South Africa.

New York Times - Controversy Rages as TV Show Lists U.S. War Dead - Documents how an ABC's Nightline program showing the KIAs in Iraq was banned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns several ABC affiliates and is a major Bush supporter. [Free registration required].

News Bias Explored - Analyzes what news bias is and how it manifests through real examples and interactive activities. Includes some teaching resources.

Open Letter to CBS, Affiliates, and Sponsors - In response to scandal concerning memos 60 Minutes published before determining they could not authenticate them, a viewer posits CBS should fire Dan Rather and those associated.
Meta Description: [ A private citizen suggests CBS fire Rather and Mapes before the public does the same to CBS. ]

Project Censored - Explores and publicize the extent of censorship in society by locating stories about significant issues which are rarely aired in mainstream media.
Meta Description: [ Censored news, media democracy in action, The news that didn't make the news ]

Rathergate.com - Blog aggregating opinions and facts about the September 2004 CBS broadcast that used papers of unverified authenticity to justify a negative story about President Bush.

Reportage - Magazine of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism - Committed to the idea that the media can play a role in making those in power accountable to the public.

Republican Bias in the Media - Articles and links from website that contends media is biased towards support of Republicans and conservative views.

Sinclair Watch - Asserts Sinclair is abusing the public airwaves to pursue their own political agenda, and facilitates viewers to send a complaint to the FCC.
Meta Description: [ Featured user commentary and news on Democratic and Republican candidates, primaries, elections and more. ]

Skin Fox - Critical of Fox News as broadcasting conservative propaganda disguised as unbiased news. Advocates a boycott of their advertisers.
Meta Description: [ Since its creation in 1996, Fox News has been broadcasting conservative propaganda disguised as unbiased news . Help us bring them down. ]

Stop Sinclair - Aims to halt the Sinclair Broadcast Group from forcing all its affiliates to preempt regular network broadcasts to air an anti-Kerry documentary just before the 2004 election.

404 The CanWest Chill - Describes the censorship of editorials expressing criticism of Israel by a leading Canadian newspaper conglomerate.

404 The Media Bias Web Site - Collection of essays from a conservative perspective, most of them previously published.

The Non-rational Citizen - Author posits people are brainwashed by the mainstream media. Includes additional articles on politics in Canada and some on the US.

TV News Lies - How the media has helped politicians and the US government lie about every issue from Iraq to AIDS funding. Editorials and a call to action.
Meta Description: [ Learn about media deception. Read the news that the TV news networks , How the media has helped the Bush Administration lie about every issue from Iraq to Aids funding. Take action here. GOP Tricks explained. See a new stategy for peace protests. ]

500 What Liberal Media? - Provides overview and introduction to the book, fact checking right wing polemics, reviews, and activities of the author.