Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the
news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the
record straight on important issues that have received slanted
coverage.
In 2009, Accuracy in Media trained 16 students to be balanced journalists; hosted the first-ever Conservative Leadership Summit to Confront Media Bias; published a book that makes free-market economic principles accessible
to reporters, called "Voodoo Anyone: How to Understand Economics
Without Really Trying"; launched a Broadcast Journalism Project; held top news executives accountable at their company shareholder meetings; sponsored awards to encourage independent journalists in both investigative journalism and grassroots journalism; and marked its 40th anniversary with a high-profile conference that was broadcast on national television.
Accuracy in Media was founded in 1969 by a group of concerned
citizens, led by economist Reed Irvine, who were troubled by the
inaccuracies and one-sidedness they saw in the American media. Frustrated by the media’s unwillingness to address their individual
concerns, they banded together to form Accuracy in Media, hoping that
an organization would have more clout than individuals in getting the
media to correct serious errors. Accuracy in Media, the nation's first organized media watchdog group, today has grown
into an influential organization with several full-time media analysts
and thousands of supporters.
How This Organization is Funded
- Contributions - $500,000
- Major Grants - $38,000
- Book and DVD Sales - $20,000