Organizations Filed Purposes:
FAIR'S ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION IS TO MONITOR, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENT MEDIA REPORTING FOR INACCURACIES AND BIAS AND MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS PURPOSE IS FULFILLED WITH PUBLICATION OF THE NEWSLETTER EXTRA!, THE BROADCAST OF THE WEEKLY RADIO SHOW COUNTERSPIN AND PUBLISHING THIS INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE FAIR.ORG.
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FAIR IS THE PUBLISHER OF THE NEWSLETTER EXTRA! EXTRA! PUBLISHES WELL-DOCUMENTED ARTICLES EXAMINING INACCURATE OR BIAS REPORTING, CENSORED NEWS, PRESS/STATE CRONYISM, THE POWER OF CORPORATE OWNERS AND ADVERTISERS, AND THE EXCLUSION OF PROGRESSIVE VOICES IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
COUNTERSPIN IS THE WEEKLY HALF-HOUR RADIO SHOW OF FAIR THAT BROADCASTS ON OVER 150 NON-COMMERCIAL STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE. THE SHOW COVERS A NUMBER OF NEWS ITEMS FROM THE PAST WEEK AND THEN CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS ON TWO MAJOR NEWS STORIES BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.
FAIR'S ACTIVISM INVOLVES ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE TO JOURNALISTS TO DEMAND MORE RESPONSIBLE REPORTING. FAIR WORKS TO INVIGORATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT BY ADVOCATING FOR GREATER DIVERSITY IN THE PRESS AND BY SCRUTINIZING MEDIA PRACTICES THAT MARGINALIZE PUBLIC INTEREST, MINORITY AND DISSENTING VIEWPOINTS. AT PRESENT FAIR HAS AN ONLINE ACTIVISM LIST OF OVER 55,000.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Deborah Thomas | PUBLISHER | 40 | $66,752 |
| Hollie Ainbinder | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karl Grossman | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Robert W Mcchesney | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| William Hoynes | BOARD CHAIR/PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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