Your Media Guide

No one is capable of monitoring all bias that the news media releases. Not because there is so many bias out there, but because it needs joint powers of several people to make 1 plus 1 equal two. Here I thought it would be handy, if you had some basis, some links, to help you start your own way on revealing the ugly truth of the media.

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2

The first is my favorite. FAIR is a ‘watch dog’ of the media since 1986 and is also associated with magazine EXTRA! and CounterSpin radio program. FAIR brings you reports on current events showing you what the mainstream media omitted. You can also follow FAIR’s blog with daily posts about the main media networks.

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
http://www.rcfp.org/

This link leads you to a nonprofit organization monitoring the press since 1970s. Their main focus is on smaller newspapers and its mutations. The articles are mainly discussing violations of the law, legal actions and major changes. They also publish quarterly magazine - The News Media & The Law.

Reporters without Borders
http://en.rsf.org/

RWB are present at all five continents and bring report on the freedom of press on daily basis. They defend imprisoned journalists, journalists in war zones and they fight against censorship laws. At the bottom of the page you can see inter alia actual numbers of dead and imprisoned journalist or their assistants. You can also see the biggest traitor of the freedom of press, and much more. They also run many awareness campaigns promoted by The New York Times, USAToday, Global Voices Advocacy.

Media Channel
http://mediachannel.org/

Media Channel is another independent non-profit organization encouraging and providing space for overall debate and citizen engagement in politics, culture and society. It unites media professionals and scholars as well as students and citizens.

Media Awareness Network
http://media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/broadcast_news/bw_bias_in_the_news.cfm?RenderForPrint=1

The above link directs you to a section of Canadian organization web page, where you can browse the recipe how to identify media bias with concrete examples.

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