Media Matters for America

"Media Matters" redirects here. Not to be confused with the 2002–2012 radio program hosted by Robert W. McChesney.

Media Matters for America
FormationMay 3, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-05-03)
FounderDavid Brock
Founded atWashington, D.C., U.S.
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit
47-0928008
Purpose"Comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media"[1]
President
Angelo Carusone
AffiliationsAmerican Bridge 21st Century Super PAC, Media Matters Action Network (501(c)(4))
Revenue (2022)
$16.6M
Expenses (2022)$18.8M
Websitewww.mediamatters.org Edit this at Wikidata

Media Matters for America (MMfA) is a non-profit left-leaning watchdog journalism organization.[2] It was founded in 2004 by journalist and political activist David Brock as a counterweight to the conservative Media Research Center.[3] It seeks to spotlight "conservative misinformation" in the U.S. media; its methods include issuing reports and quick responses.[4][5] Two example initiatives include the "Drop Fox" campaign (2011–2013) that sought to discredit Fox News' "fair and balanced" claims;[6][7][8] and a 2023 report about X (formerly Twitter) that highlighted antisemitism on the platform.

  1. ^ "About Us". Media Matters for America. February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (February 12, 2021). "How Conservative Outlets Are Covering Impeachment, or Not". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Rutenberg, Jim (May 3, 2004). "New Internet Site Turns Critical Eyes and Ears to the Right". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Steinberg, Jacques (October 31, 2008). "An All-Out Attack on 'Conservative Misinformation'". The New York Times. p. A15. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
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  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Politico 2011-07-07 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Zengerle, Jason (May 22, 2011). "If I Take Down Fox, Is All Forgiven?". New York. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.