Web Critique 11

Website Name:  Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, Inc. (FAIR), www.fair.org
Operated By:  Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, Inc.
Funded By: Donations. They are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

This website has an interesting goal- to provide an aggressive independent check for the large corporate media in our country.  They detect skewing of information, media censorship, and unfairness/bias in reporting. I agree with the makers of this site that such an organization is important to ensure that the media is reporting correctly. I currently feel that they are not, but that is another issue entirely. You can choose options from a list and go quickly to a collection of articles on the topic or geographical region you choose. There is a blog and a collection of studies FAIR has done. I think it is good that they not only analyze current media coverage, but also conduct actual studies in different areas and then provide these on their website. The website has access to their print publication, Extra!, and radio show and several prominent links to donate. I’d say that their writers are about as liberal most times as the regular media, but at least try to be balanced. I think the site could choose a more modern and slick looking cover for their publication. I feel that it looks a bit childish, with its use of cartoons on its front. Overall, there is not much negative to say.