Progressive Democrat Issue 51: MEDIA ACTIVISM:

Media Matters is one of our best counter-measures to the Fox News lies. The entire PURPOSE of Media Matters is to counter the right wing propaganda that passes for “news” these days. Well, it is no surprise that Fox News is now on the offensive against Media Matters. From a Media Matters email:

Media Matters for America is under attack by a vicious group of conservative commentators and activists who want to be free to mislead the American people with impunity.

They're attacking because Media Matters has proven to be extremely effective in combating conservative misinformation in the media.
Media Matters was recognized by Cox News Service as the first organization to take on the so-called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. We led a coalition that forced Sinclair Broadcasting to alter plans to air an anti-Kerry attack film just weeks before election day. When a right-wing publisher produced The Truth About Hillary, a book filled with vicious smears and factual errors, Media Matters debunked it, knocking it off the bestseller lists. Media Matters drew attention to Pat Robertson's recent call for the assassination of Venzuelan president Hugo Chavez, leading to international condemnation of Robertson. And we were first to expose Bill Bennett's recent comments about crime, race and abortion.

Check out Media Matters and see what their work is like. It should be a site we all check regularly.

But right now they need help fighting an all out assault on them from the right. Consider a donation if you can.