The Providence Journal has lurched to the Right, especially when it comes to their attacks on unions. Well, it is time to fight back.
One of the best things about new media is that it give people the chance to be watch dogs on old media. As Bob pointed out yesterday, the ProJo has ramped up their anti-worker rhetoric of late. Close readers of the paper, and there are fewer and fewer of you, notice more editorializing within stories. Simple facts get messed up in ways if they are intentional then they are underhanded or if they are not then someone should be fired for incompetence (for example, conflating Sen. John Tassoni's placement on the list of State mediators with being an arbitrator).
That's why I am proud to announce the launching of ProJo Exposed. Here is the mission statement of the new blog project:
Mission Statement
Every day there is another attack. Every day there is more editorializing in what are supposed to be news stories. Everyday there is a story of struggle that is missed, over looked, and ignored.
Enough is enough!
The Providence Journal, the only statewide newspaper in Rhode Island, is failing the working people of this state with its bias against organized labor. It is time the working people of Rhode Island expose the ProJo for what it is: a tool of Rhode Island’s corporate elite who use any means at their disposal to crush unions, distort the truth, and keep working class people in their place.
The blog is for people who refuse to be kept in their place!
We will regularly post stories that show the bias and lack of balance on the editorial pages and reporting of The Providence Journal. If you have something to say or a story that should be exposed, please email the editors at projoexposed@gmail.com.
Please bookmark the page so you can check back regularly. This is only the start of a wider campaign of reform. Stay tuned for more details.