Radio Release: Colorado Media Matters Launched

Groundbreaking Effort to Monitor Local News for Conservative Misinformation

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DENVER - Media Matters for America (http://mediamatters.org) today launched Colorado Media Matters (http://colorado.mediamatters.org), a state-based project to monitor the Colorado media for conservative misinformation every day, in real time. Like the national program, Colorado Media Matters will monitor, analyze, and correct conservative misinformation, using its website as the primary vehicle for distributing research and analysis.

Colorado Media Matters will monitor Colorado newspapers, television, radio, and websites. It is managed and staffed by Coloradans trained in the proven methods developed by Media Matters for America.

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A national web-based media watchdog group, Media Matters for America, is setting up shop here in Colorado to monitor the local media for conservative misinformation. Bill Menezes (men-EZ-is) is the Editorial Director of the new non-profit group:

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"Americans get much of their news from local media, but to our knowledge there is no systematic monitoring of local outlets. Local media consumers deserve to have confidence in the sources of their information," said Bill Menezes, Editorial Director of Colorado Media Matters.

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"Our work is intended to help Colorado media deliver accurate and reliable information, and diverse views -- and to hold them accountable when they fail to do so."

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David Brock, the founder of the national Media Matters group, feels Colorado is the best place for the first local Media Matters project:

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"Media Matters for America saw a need and an opportunity for our pioneering work at the state level."

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"Colorado is an important proving ground on key issues of public policy, it is home to competitive media markets, the conservative movement has a strong local presence, and there is a growing progressive infrastructure as well. Colorado Media Matters will deliver a critically important service to Coloradans."

Colorado Media Matters is supported by several local funders, including the Gill Foundation.