Resources :: Improving News Coverage
Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
SaveTheNews.org, a project ofFreePress, is leading the search for new public policies to promote a robust free press in America. SaveTheNews.org is a campaign to fight for better media in our communities; to support innovative, quality journalism; to create a first-class public media system; to promote diverse and local media ownership that serves our communities; and to involve the American people in the process.
170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting is a collaboration of public radio and television stations, national organizations, producers and our viewers and listeners throughout the country in favor of a strong public media in the United States.
The Integrated Media Association works to bring Public Media professionals together to innovate, increase effectiveness and work more efficiently to raise the bar in providing quality service to our Communities!
Project Censored: Media Democracy in Action
The mission of Project Censored is to teach students and the public about the role of a free press in a free society – and to tell the News That Didn’t Make the News and Why!
X-The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD)
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a non-profit investigative reporting group. Our reporting and analysis focus on exposing corporate spin and government propaganda. We publish PRWatch, SourceWatch, and BanksterUSA. Our newest major investigation is available at ALECexposed.org.
Media Policy Initiative |New America Foundation
The Media Policy Initiative, part of the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative, formulates policy and regulatory reforms to foster the development of a healthy media that satisfies the needs of democracy in the 21st century. MPI’s fellows and staff research, analyze, and promote policies that are committed to maximizing the public interest potential of innovative media, supported by partnerships with communities, researchers, industry, and public interest groups.
The National Center for Media Engagement
The National Center for Media Engagement supports and strengthens public media as community institutions that are essential to a healthy democracy. In service of this vision, we provide leadership, guidance, and resources, experiment with new technologies, identify best practices, and create and deliver community engagement initiatives on every platform.
The James L. Knight Foundation
The James L. Knight Foundation aims to help sustain democracy by leading journalism to its best possible future in the 21st century by supporting transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. They believe that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged.
The Center for Investigative Reporting
The Center for Investigative Reporting is the nation's oldest nonprofit investigative news organization, producing multimedia reporting that has impact and is relevant to people's lives. Building on their long track record of award-winning print, broadcast and web reporting, CIR is now seeking to help lead the way in transforming journalism for the 21st century.
The Investigative Reporting Workshop | School of Communication at American University
The Investigative Reporting Workshop, a professional journalism center in the School of Communication at American University is monitoring the effects of monopolized media on democracy.
The Institute for Public Accuracy
The Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) increases the reach and capacity of progressive and grassroots organizations (at no cost to them) to address public policy by getting them and their ideas into the mainstream media. IPA gains media access for those whose voices are commonly excluded or drowned out by government or corporate-backed institutions.