David Brock launches "Media Matters for America" A real-time blowback of Right Wing Lies
Letter from David Brock, Founder of Media Matters for America
Dear Friends,
Welcome to Media Matters for America, a new Web-based, not-for-profit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media. Because a healthy democracy depends on public access to accurate and reliable information, Media Matters for America is dedicated to alerting news outlets and consumers to conservative misinformation -- wherever we find it, in every news cycle -- and to spurring progressive activism based on standards and accountability in media.
In the mid-1990s, as a conservative media insider, I saw firsthand (and participated in) the damage done to our democracy when conservative misinformation masquerades as journalism. In my book Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative (2002), I revealed how this misinformation -- deliberately bought and paid for by covert political forces -- enveloped the media, poisoned public discourse, and nearly toppled a president.
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Some headlines from the premiere issue:
FOX's Chavez called Kerry a "communist apologist" -- and then lied about it
Backdating the Recession: A Report by Media Matters for America
Conservative pundits wrongly claimed Kerry lied about Vietnam decorations
Novak distorted Kerry's defense record, denied that Cheney cut defense
The Federalist's Alexander suggested Kerry responsible for soldier deaths
FOX's Hannity falsely stated Kerry's record on military funding ... again
Limbaugh lied about Republicans undermining the Kosovo war effort
Unsubstantiated Drudge rumor echoed through the media
FOX's O'Reilly engaged in same "pathetic rambling" he decried
Limbaugh dismissed questions about Bush's National Guard service
Insight, WorldNetDaily, FrontPage reported that Iraqi WMD have been found
Coulter lauded discrimination against Arab, Middle Eastern, and Muslim passengers
FOX's O'Reilly fabricated evidence of success of purported boycott of French imports
Weekly Standard's Kristol falsely claimed Kerry and Bush even on campaign funds
Drudge, Talon News distorted Kerry's abortion stance
