CMD in the News
The Center for Media and Democracy is at the forefront of exposing manipulative PR and propaganda. Here are just a few examples of recent media coverage of CMD staff and programs:
- CMD's " Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed" report was widely covered, including by the New York Times (David Barstow, " Report Faults Video Reports Shown as News, " April 6, 2006), National Public Radio (David Folkenflik, " Study: Video News Releases Common in Local TV, " April 6, 2006), and the Wall Street Journal (Joe Flint, " TV Stations Still Can't Resist Pre-Packaged Video News, " April 26, 2006). CMD senior researcher Diane Farsetta and research consultant Dan Price were interviewed, together or singly, on Pacifica News' Democracy Now! (April 6, 2006), PBS's NOW (April 7, 2006), and CNN's Reliable Sources (April 16, 2006).
- Congresspedia was profiled by the Washington Post (Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, " Aiming to Shed Light on Lawmakers, " April 26, 2006). Glenn Reynolds wrote about Congresspedia on his popular conservative blog Instapundit, " These people are lefties . . . but I think that this stuff transcends partisanship" (April 26, 2006). National Journal's " Hotline on Call" also covered Congresspedia (" Introducing the Congresspedia, " April 28, 2006).
- CMD executive director John Stauber was interviewed by San Francisco TV reporter Mark Matthews, about lobbyist Rick Berman's many-tentacled front group, the Center for Consumer Freedom (KGO-7, " Lobbyists Hide Behind Non-Profit Fronts," May 3, 2006). Stauber called Berman's projects, such as the Center for Union Facts and FishScam, " not public interest campaigns, but smear campaigns" used " to muddy the image and reputation of legitimate public interest organizations and scientists. "
