http://www.aim.org/ RW fair media site?

[Langis]

Hello, I'm writing a paper on this site. I have only had a couple minutes to look over it and from what I can tell it has a VERY RW bias. Can anyone confirm this for me? I would very much like to blast it in my paper, and I would like to get some independent perspective of the site =), independent being my fellow DU’ers.

[Tansy_Gold]

1. In a word. . . .

yes.

They are the RW response to FAIR.

[fearnobush]

2. Very RW

That poll on who's at fault with WMD is obviously Freeped, 87% say who cares? com' on.

[KelleyKramer]

3. Info on AIM ...

According to Al Frankens book (which had a research staff of 14 fact checkers from Harvard) it’s a direct tool of the RW spin machine, paraphrasing ...

The group was started in the 70's as an instrument of Richard Nixons hatred for the media. It has since been funded with millions from Richard Mellon Scaife. Who I'm sure you know, Scaife spent un-told millions attacking and trying to destroy the twice elected Democrat president Bill Clinton.

If your researching them you may want to check Frankens book, I think there is more info on them in it.

Hope that helps!

[Rich Hunt]

4. here you go

....from the wonderful Media Transparency site.

http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipients/aim.htm

http://www.mediatransparency.org/search_results/info_on_any_recipient.php?1374

[Langis]

5. Good stuff, thanks everyone

This is has been a fun paper to write, this site is horable.