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Media Matters for America (MMFA) is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.

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Media Matters for America (mediamatters.org)

SourceWatch is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.

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SourceWatch (sourcewatch.org)

Media Bias/Fact Check (MB/FC) is an American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.

Owner Dave Van Zandt divides organizations based on non-scientific criteria into five political categories:

  • Left
  • Left-Center
  • Least Biased
  • Right-Center
  • Right

Other categories include:

  • Pro-Science
  • Conspiracy-Pseudoscience
  • Questionable Sources
  • Satire
  • Retired/Offline

He also rates organizations based on six Factual/Sourcing scores:

  • Very High
  • High
  • Mostly Factual
  • Mixed
  • Low
  • Very low

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Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)

On the Media is an American media watchdog audio program that monitors and reports on media issues.

Their coverage of transgender topics in the media has been minimal.

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On the Media (wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm)

Health On the Net is a Swiss media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues related to health. Their HONcode rating system certifies sites which HON determines are “reliable, transparent and ethical health information.”

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HONCode (hon.ch/HONcode)

Media Research Center (MRC) is a conservative American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.

MRC states their goal is “to expose and neutralize the propaganda arm of the Left: the national news media.”

Their transgender coverage is overwhelmingly gender-critical.

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Media Research Center (mrc.org)

Twitter (twitter.com)

Accuracy in Media (AIM) is a conservative American media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues.

AIM was founded in 1969 by Reed Irvine and has several programs critical of what they consider liberal news bias. They also bestow an annual Reed Irvine Award to media figures whose work promotes conservative viewpoints in the media.

Recipients include:

  • Jeanine Pirro
  • Chris Plante
  • Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Texas)
  • Bill Gertz
  • Glenn Harlan Reynolds
  • Catherine Herridge
  • Jim Hoft
  • Sharyl Attkisson
  • Dana Loesch
  • U.S. Navy Capt. Charles Rozier
  • Tucker Carlson
  • Kenneth R. Timmerman
  • Andrew Breitbart
  • Marc Morano
  • M. Stanton Evans
  • Karl S. Denninger
  • Lee Edwards
  • Michelle Malkin
  • Mark M. Alexander
  • Harry MacDougald
  • Paul Boley

In 2018 they announced a rating system that will assess news as accurate, debatable, misleading, clear bias, and fake news.

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Accuracy in Media (aim.org)

Accuracy in Academia (academia.org)

Common Cause is an American nonprofit organization.

Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.

Mission statement via commoncause.org

Media activism

Their role as a media watchdog organization that monitors and reports on media issues primarily involves internet access and net neutrality. They are also critics of media consolidation and advocate for freedom of the press. They are not specifically focused on transgender issues.

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Common Cause (commoncause.org)

Judicial Watch is a conservative American watchdog organization that monitors and reports on legal issues in the media. Their work is overwhelmingly anti-transgender.

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Judicial Watch (judicialwatch.org)

The following organizations monitor and report on media coverage.