Be A Media Watchdog: Help Stop Tonight's Dangerous Media Spin
by Timothy Karr, Media for Democracy
Click here for The Des Moines Register's list of tonight's television coverage.
Only hours remain before voting stations close across America.
Mainstream
media outlets are standing by with million-dollar, election night
extravaganzas ready to break news as it happens. Whether they'll get
the story right or fall victim to the election spin cycle depends not
only on their skills as reporters, but also on our vigilance as media
watchers.
You can help safeguard our democracy against media mishaps by taking part in Media for Democracy's MediaWatchBlog.
http://www.citizensmediawatch.us/blog/
MediaWatchBlog
is an interactive blogging tool designed to help every American become
an effective election media monitor on November 2.
Keep an
eye out for over-eager and partisan media – those who might be tempted
to disrupt the democratic process with premature victory projections,
biased reporting and oversight. MediaWatchBlog allows you to file
reports on suspicious media coverage in your community and over your
air.
http://www.citizensmediawatch.us/blog/watchdogs
Media
for Democracy staff will vet and post citizen reports for further
fact-checking by Media for Democracy's members. Other members are
invited to debunk media misinformation and to help us create a rapid
response to media organizations that cross the lines of fairness and
accuracy.
In cases
where media abuses merit special action, Media for Democracy will
launch a nation-wide alert that includes special grassroots action by
our 65,000 members as well as real-time releases to press that draw
attention to the ongoing abuses of our media system.
With your help, tonight we can safeguard our election against possible media abuses before the damage can't be undone.
Stay Tuned and Ready,
Timothy Karr
Media for Democracy
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