Bias and Balance (Media)

Bias and Balance further on these related pages:

Israel-Palestine@

Top/Society/Activism/Media Top/Society/Issues/Human Rights and Liberties/Free Speech/Censorship

Bias and Balance Sites:

Boycott O'Reilly! Boycott O'Reilly!: Commentary, rants and recommended links. (Bias and Balance) http://www.geocities.com/boycott_o_reilly Institute for Public Accuracy Institute for Public Accuracy: Articles from a liberal organization that seeks to balance dominance of opinions of corporate-backed think tanks and institutions in the media. (Bias and Balance) http://www.accuracy.org/articles.htm The CanWest Chill The CanWest Chill: Describes the censorship of editorials expressing criticism of Israel by a leading Canadian newspaper conglomerate. (Bias and Balance) http://www.electronicintifada.net/actionitems/20011211.html Reportage - Magazine of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.reportage.uts.edu.au/ News Bias Explored News Bias Explored: Analyzes what news bias is and how it manifests through real examples and interactive activities. Includes some teaching resources. (Bias and Balance) http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/ Fear and Favor in the Newsroom Fear and Favor in the Newsroom: Documentary video about bias and self censorship by media. Narrated by Studs Terkel. (Bias and Balance) http://www.fearandfavor.com/ Spotlight on Media Bias - Free-Market.Net Spotlight on Media Bias - Free-Market.Net: An overview and libertarian perspective on media bias. Summarizes the debate and includes a large directory of online resources for information and activism. (Bias and Balance) http://www.free-market.net/spotlight/media/ Media Research Center Media Research Center: Conservative group founded to balance alleged liberal bias in the media. (Bias and Balance) http://www.mediaresearch.org/ Los Angeles Times - Conservative TV Group to Air Anti-Kerry Film Los Angeles Times - Conservative TV Group to Air Anti-Kerry Film: The conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose stations reach nearly a quarter of US homes, is ordering its stations to preempt regular programming just days before the 2004 election to air a film that attacks John Kerry's activism against the V (Bias and Balance) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-sinclair9oct09,1,3472617.story What Liberal Media? What Liberal Media?: Provides overview and introduction to the book, fact checking right wing polemics, reviews, and activities of the author. (Bias and Balance) http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/ Ali Abunimah's Bitter Pill 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.abunimah.org/ Media Lens 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.medialens.org/ Citizens Coalition for Responsible 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.fairpress.org/ Media Monitors Network Media Monitors Network: Grass roots watchdog of media coverage which seeks to uncover journalistic and media bias and provide contrary information and opinions. (Bias and Balance) http://www.mediamonitors.net Darker Alliances Darker Alliances: Web editorial on the San Jose Mercury News and what constitutes fair reporting. (Bias and Balance) http://www.monitor.net/monitor/editorials/ed-alliance.html Media Review Network 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 al (Bias and Balance) http://www.mediareviewnet.com/ Republican Bias in the Media Republican Bias in the Media: Articles and links from website that contends media is biased towards support of Republicans and conservative views. (Bias and Balance) http://members.aol.com/gopbias/ Media Fraud Media Fraud: Describes the Democrat / Republican split in the American media. Argues that Democrat supporters are over represented. (Bias and Balance) http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20011213.shtml New York Times - Controversy Rages as TV Show Lists U.S. War Dead 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]. (Bias and Balance) http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-iraq-nightline.html Withholding Our Newspaper Dollars for Equitable Reporting (W.O.N.D.E.R) Withholding Our Newspaper Dollars for Equitable Reporting (W.O.N.D.E.R): Aims to stop the Detroit Free Press from continuing its baised reporting against the big three automakers, particularly the Ford Motor Company. (Bias and Balance) http://www.geocities.com/pauldani/index.htm Open Letter to CBS, Affiliates, and Sponsors 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.texasbesthomes.com/pix/daily/Rob2004/CBS.html Dan Rather Tops Dishonor Awards Dan Rather Tops Dishonor Awards: Discussion of Media Bias awards. [NewsMax.Com] (Bias and Balance) http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/18/140030.shtml BBC Bias BBC Bias: Selection of links alleging BBC-Labour bias. (Bias and Balance) http://www.labour-watch.com/bbcbias.htm U.S. Media Circus and the Bush War For Oil: Government Watch 2002 U.S. Media Circus and the Bush War For Oil: Government Watch 2002: US Media bias in Iraq War. How US Media believes its patriotic duty is to become the Propaganda Ministers for the Bush Regime. (Bias and Balance) http://www.geocities.com/blubakhe777/oilwar.html Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting: Advocates for greater diversity in the press, and scrutinizes media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. (Bias and Balance) http://www.fair.org/ Mainstream Press Misdeeds 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.monitor.net/monitor/editorials/ed-bari.html George Monbiot - The Lies of the Press 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2004/07/20/the-lies-of-the-press-/ TV News Lies 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.tvnewslies.org/ Project Censored Project Censored: Explores and publicize the extent of censorship in society by locating stories about significant issues which are rarely aired in mainstream media. (Bias and Balance) http://projectcensored.org/ Sinclair Watch 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.sinclairwatch.org/ Rathergate.com 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.rathergate.com/ CBS's Goldberg Exposes Leftist Media Bias 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/12/3/215106.shtml The Media Bias Web Site The Media Bias Web Site: Collection of essays from a conservative perspective, most of them previously published. (Bias and Balance) http://www.univox.com/writer/mediabias.html Counterbias: Michael Moore Versus Authority - The Media's Dual 'Propaganda' Thresholds 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.counterbias.com/066.html Stop Sinclair 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.stopsinclair.org/ The Non-rational Citizen 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. (Bias and Balance) http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/article_708.html Counterbias Counterbias: Examines right wing bias in the media. (Bias and Balance) http://www.counterbias.com/ Media Bias Against Israel Media Bias Against Israel: Site exposing media bias regarding the Middle East and giving shocking facts about the history and situation there. (Bias and Balance) http://www.zoaphilly.org/ Coloring the News: How Crusading for Diversity Has Corrupted American Journalism Coloring the News: How Crusading for Diversity Has Corrupted American Journalism: Book by William McGowan asserting that political correctness has corrupted American journalism. (Bias and Balance) http://www.coloringthenews.com/