Accuracy
in Media (AIM) - organization investigating complaints of media
misdeeds and working for higher standards of reporting. Includes
articles from the AIM Report, a bi-weekly publication.
Allodium,
The - includes under-reported news stories, and research on
roots of misinformation propogated by the media.
Broadcasting
Standards Commission - statutory body for standards and fairness
in UK broadcasting.
Center
for Media & Democracy - nonprofit, public interest organization
dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry;
serves those seeking to recognize and combat manipulative and misleading
PR practices.
Committee
for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) -
non-partisan and non-profit media watchdog group which focuses on
coverage of Israel and the Middle East.
Corpus
Christi's Media Watch - gives Corpus Christi residents the power
they need to demand the utmost in integrity and dependability from
their local media.
Cursor
- television, radio and print media criticism.
Daily
Howler, The - post-Socratic journalism review that applies the
simplest rules of thought to the exertions of the modern-day celebrity
press corps.
Freedom
Forum, The - devoted to promoting free press, free speech and
free spirit for all people.
Greenteam's
Campaign for Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting - looks at the
media's representation of Buddhism and the conspiracy surrounding
the Dhammakaya Temple.
Institute
for Public Accuracy - consortium of policy experts providing
well-documented bulletins to journalists. IPA helps reporters find
subject-specific analysts and builds communication with grassroots
activists.
Irish
Media Review - independent review of fairness and accuracy in
Irish media.
Mass
Media versus the Internet - specialized archive for journalism
students and media analysts, describing how North American media
treat "right-to-die" issues and stories.
Media
Access Project - public interest law firm which is primarily
devoted to representing the public's interest on electronic media
issues.
Media
Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) - MANNA's mission
is to create an environment free of racism through the accurate,
balanced, and sensitive Asian American images.
Media
Beat by Norman Solomon - weekly syndicated column on media and
politics.
Media
Bias - links to selected essays on bias in print and broadcast
media.
Media
Matters - companion site to the PBS series examining reporting
ethics, the intersection of business and journalism, the impact
of the electronic media on newspapers, and voluntary censorship.
Media
Research Center - conservative media watchdog organization.
Media
Watch - challenging racism, sexism and violence in the media
through education and action.
MediaFilter
Mediascope
- raising awareness about violence on TV and other social issues.
News
Study Group - scholarly organization publishing works on media
ethics, criticism, and analysis, based at NYU.
NewsWatch
- daily media criticism site designed for news consumers. Offers
a digest of media criticism, full-length feature articles, and more.
Online
NewsHour: Media|Watch - reports and analyzes news, trends, issues
and controversies involving the information industries.
Pacific
Journalism Review - critiques and developments in South Pacific
news media and communications.
Parents
Television Council
Pew
Center for Civic Journalism - works closely with news organizations
in developing civic journalism initiatives, evaluating these projects,
and training journalists.
Policy.com:
Ethics and the Media - explores the question: "Is the Media
Experiencing a Crisis of Ethics?".
Policy.com: The
Personalization of Politics - focuses on the tension between
investigative journalism and protecting the privacy of public figures.
Real
News Page, The - Critiques the media and promotes media activism,
produced by former editor at (the old) Esquire Magazine.
Republican
Bias in the Media - political and cultural commentary detailing
conservative perspectives in reporting.
Rocky
Mountain Media Watch (RMMW) - challenging "the unbalanced and
unhealthy diet of information presented by the media corporations."
RTNDA
Codes of Ethics and Standards Across Half a Century - changes
in the code of the Radio-Television News Directors Association reflect
changes in broadcast journalism.
Slipup.com
- features a "slip up of the day", and links to information about
corrections made by online news providers.
The
Media's Ethical Role in Grand Jury Leaks
Transparency:
Media Criticism - uses the ideas of Goffman and others to reveal
the way news stories contain hidden forms of social interaction.
Truth
in America Project - working for media reform, opposed to the
growing corporate centralization of media outlets and the narrowing
focus of news coverage.
Truth
in Media - organization dedicated to ensuring accuracy in media
reporting of strategic global geopolitical affairs. Bob Djurdjevic
is its founder.
Web
Directory: Journalism Ethics - resources related to media ethics,
ombudsmen and community journalism.
Web
Directory: Media Watchdog - collection of electronic resources
related to media accuracy and censorship.
Youth
Voice Collaborative
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