Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), founded in 1986, is an American organization that works against and documents bias in the media, censorship, and erroneous reporting. FAIR describes itself on its website as "the national media watch group" and defines its mission as working to

Related Topics:
1986 - Bias - Media

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"invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints." Because FAIR also refers to itself as a "progressive group" which encourages left-wing coverage{{ref|www.fair.org.892}}, some conservative critics of FAIR contend it is a liberal organization with a strictly anti-conservative bias.

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First published in 1987, Extra!, FAIR's bimonthly magazine, features claims of current media bias, censorship, and effects of media consolidation. Covering a variety of issues, FAIR addresses news coverage that it finds biased with rebuttals. FAIR also produces CounterSpin, a half-hour radio program hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall, and Peter Hart. It broadcasts nationally on over 130 radio stations and is available in MP3 and RealAudio format on the web.

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1987 - Bias - Censorship - CounterSpin - Janine Jackson - Steve Rendall - Peter Hart - Broadcast - MP3 - RealAudio

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In May 2002, Jeff Cohen, FAIR's founder, left the organization to work as a producer on Phil Donahue's short-lived liberal talk show on MSNBC.

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Jeff Cohen - Phil Donahue - MSNBC

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Around 30 percent of FAIR's funding comes from foundation grants, including grants from establishment foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, journalist Bill Moyers's Schumann Foundation and the Ford Foundation.{{ref|www.questionsquestions.net.893}}

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Rockefeller Foundation - MacArthur Foundation - Bill Moyers - Schumann Foundation - Ford Foundation

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FAIR covers much of the same ground as Accuracy in Media.

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