Anth 397: Media, Persons, Publics

"A nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases."

Explore how claims spread across social media! "Hoaxy visualizes the spread of claims and related fact checking online. A claim may be a fake news article, hoax, rumor, conspiracy theory, satire, or even an accurate report. Anyone can use Hoaxy to explore how claims spread across social media."

List of sources to watch out for developed by Dr. Melissa Zimdars, Professor of Communication at Merrimack College.

"Produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media."

Resource for K-12 educators about the effects of the media.

A Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. Provides primarily K-12 resources for teaching media literacy.

"A project of the Tampa Bay Times and the Poynter Institute, dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media."

"Provides an international hub for the examination of the role of professional and personal ethics in the pursuit of fair, accurate and principled journalism."

"A code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use."

A non-profit that "aims to strengthen the craft of journalism and to promote for the public benefit high ethical standards in journalism, based on principles of truth and accuracy, independence, fairness and impartiality, humanity and accountability by the provision of education and training of journalists and the publication of useful research."

Media criticism and news analysis "challenging media bias since 1968." Host of the Counterspin podcast.

"A not-for-profit, non-partisan news site that publishes the latest media ethics news and investigations into ethical lapses." Previously named StinkyJournalism.com