Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Progressive media critique organization based in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) is a progressive left-leaning[1][2][3][4] media critique organization based in New York City.[5] The organization was founded in 1986 by Jeff Cohen and Martin A. Lee.[6] FAIR monitors American news media for bias, inaccuracies and censorship, and advocates for more diversity of perspectives in the news media.[7] FAIR describes itself as "the national media watch group".[6]
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Formation | 1986; 38 years ago (1986) |
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Founder | Jeff Cohen, Martin A. Lee |
Type | Nonprofit |
Purpose | Media criticism |
Products | Extra! magazine, CounterSpin radio program |
Key people | Janine Jackson, Jim Naureckas |
Website | fair |
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FAIR publishes Extra!, a magazine of media criticism, and also produces the radio program CounterSpin, which features interviews with journalists, scholars, and activists on current media-related news stories.[7]