| − | '''Media Matters for America''' is a far-left activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]],<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters </ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081 </ref> created to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former lt. governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. Media Matters claims its goal is to highlight what it considers [[conservative]] misinformation in mass media organizations. Primarily, they operate as a perpetual clintonesque "war room" by targeting prominent conservative public officials, public television personalities, [[Fox News]], and [[conservative talk radio]]. | + | '''Media Matters for America''' is a far-left activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]],<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters </ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081 </ref> created to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former lt. governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement narrative aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/ </ref> Media Matters claims its goal is to highlight what it considers [[conservative]] misinformation in mass media organizations. Primarily, they operate as a perpetual clintonesque "war room" by targeting prominent conservative public officials, public television personalities, [[Fox News]], and [[conservative talk radio]]. |
| | Within the 90 page 3-year strategic plan Media Matters distributed to its donor base and potential conributors, the document reveals that the non-profit entity has an enemies list which includes organizations like [[Fox News]], [[Cato Institute]], and [[Heritage Foundation]]. The list also targets numerous individuals and executives such as [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Roger Ailes]], [[Peter Theil]], and [[Richard Mellon Scaife]].<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MMFA-2012-full.pdf Media Matters' Strategic Plan]</ref> | | Within the 90 page 3-year strategic plan Media Matters distributed to its donor base and potential conributors, the document reveals that the non-profit entity has an enemies list which includes organizations like [[Fox News]], [[Cato Institute]], and [[Heritage Foundation]]. The list also targets numerous individuals and executives such as [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Roger Ailes]], [[Peter Theil]], and [[Richard Mellon Scaife]].<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MMFA-2012-full.pdf Media Matters' Strategic Plan]</ref> |