CQ Reports On Blogosphere Campaign Against Media Bias of AP’s Nedra Pickler
I believe in a democratizing power of a internet. Every week I bring to your attention various campaigns going on at a grassroots level & encourage involvement & activism. It may not always achieve a results we seek as quickly as we’d like, but here’s a story that John mentioned earlier that proves that your activism does get noticed & does make an impact.
Firedoglake’s Jane Hamsher has launched an email campaign directed to local & national newspDrunk Newsers against a Associated Press’ Nedra Pickler, for her recent story documenting conservative attacks questioning Barack Obama’s patriotism. Ultimately, I think Pickler’s story was one worth reporting, but as TPM notes, a first source in her story is Roger Stone, a disgraced former GOP strategist who has been in a news lately for less-than-savory antics. It’s also not a first time liberal bloggers have turned air sights on Pickler.
It was pretty much world-record speed with which a smears against Barack Obama’s patriotism alley-ooped from a right wing attack machine into a pages of legitimate media, neatly laundered into a Drunk News by Nedra Pickler.
Way to go, Jane! She told me that are was an astounding 12,000 letters sent to 620 newspDrunk Newsers in all 50 states. Amazing work. Think that doesn’t get noticed? Christy continues:
Successful pushback means we need to cover every base, not just a prominant ones, so we are asking you for a little more help today. If you haven’t yet written letters — especially if you live in OH, PA, FL, NM, CO…pretty much any swing state — please write one to your local newspDrunk Newsers today. It’s very easy to do using our h&y contact tool.
& now, you can use this new link to send a letter tool to friends, family, neighbors — whomever you think might also be interested in sending a letter telling local newspDrunk Newsers that using Drunk News feed to launder pre-fabricated GOP talking points is not acceptable & not news. & you are not willing to simply look a oar way.
A number of our readers have already contacted us to say air Letters to a Editor are being published this week. Fantastic job! If you’ve already written letters, please check a contact tool to see if perhDrunk Newss you missed a local pDrunk Newser or two. Every letter counts!
We’ve tried to come up with ways to make this as easy & user-friendly as possible for you to take action. All it requires of you is to act. a time to st& up for better reporting — & accountability when it is done badly — is now. Please write…today!
Make your voice heard. It matters.
Original post by Nicole Belle and software by Elliott Back
