I find media watchdogs a bit laughable in the sense tat they only critique one side while turning a blind eye to the other. But I guess in today's world, it will have to do. In fairness, both sides have them. And while a may a personal liberal bias, it doesn't trump my own common sense.
I admit that at times Media Matters covers stories that are a bit of stretch. Pointing out disingenuous bias and errors is one thing, injecting heavy opinion because you don't like the subject matter is quite another. Thankfully at Media Matters, it's much more of the former than the latter.
But AIM just makes me laugh.
They make me laugh for many reasons. A main reason is that if you look at their site www.aim.org there's actually very little in the way of corrections, it's mainly scoffs and editorials about happenings and articles that they don't like. Quite a different matter from corrections bungled stories and bias.
Here's a link to their latest example of "much ado about nothing" concerning RFK Jr. working with FNC:
http://www.aim.org/...
Here's my email response to the writer. I was polite. What's fools these people are!
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Dear AIM,
I don't see how AIM is promoting its ideals by editorializing RFK's working with FOX and criticizing the channel for being less conservative as a result. The former doesn't fit with AIM's purpose. Besides, RFK's presence doesn't change the conservative slant of the coverage he'll be commenting on.
I quote:
"It's a sad day for this once-conservative network. FNC won't please anyone with this decision. It will lose more viewers as a result."It's a sad day for this once-conservative network. FNC won't please anyone with this decision. It will lose more viewers as a result."
Is AIM advocating a conservative slant?
AIM Mission Statement:
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
revised:
Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, conservative watchdog of the news media that critiques botched liberal news stories as well any action deemed non-conservative by AIM. AIM also puts a conservative slant on important issues that have received fair or liberally slanted coverage.
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I would be one thing if AIM pointed out missinformation like Media Matters does but there's very little of that to be seen on their site.