dougs digs: Just The Facts Ma'am

It is abundantly clear, and either enlightening or annoying, to all those that know me that socio-political issues are a great passion and concern of mine.

During the recent Presidential election I must have subscribed to and read on a daily basis at least 30 different independent media websites and blogs. Now some independent media groups are fueled by their own self-serving (or partisan) bias, just as the corporate news groups (CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC . . . and especially FAUX NEWS). However, most alternative and independent media; born out of lowered journalistic integrity, corruption, and useless noise among the corporate news groups; are very respected and remain factual and impartial (IMAGINE THAT ! ! !)

One group stands head-and-shoulders above all of these media outlets, either independent or corporate, FactCheck.org. Over the past 3+ months since the election, I have narrowed my news sources from nearly 30 to 2, The Daily Show (dah) and FactCheck.org. Here is their story :

We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.

The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.

The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by an endowment from the Annenberg Foundation.

Regardless of your socio-political bent, that is what we all deserve ! ! !

Please check them out if you give a damn about decisions directly impacting the future of your life, the life of your family, and the stability of (or lack there of) the community you live. If you are particularly interested in the conversations (or arguments) surrounding the proposed Social Security reform, the nice people at APPC have cut through the noise for us and just bring the fact's, ma’am.

Does Social Security Really Face an $11 Trillion Deficit?

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2.04.2005

Just The Facts Ma'am

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