Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) is a progressive left-leaning media critique organization based in New York City. The organization was founded in 1986 by Jeff Cohen and Martin A. Lee. FAIR monitors American news media for bias, inaccuracies and censorship, and advocates for more diversity of perspectives in the news media. FAIR describes itself as "the national media watch group".
| Formation | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jeff Cohen, Martin A. Lee |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Media criticism |
| Products | Extra! magazine, CounterSpin radio program |
Key people | Janine Jackson, Jim Naureckas |
| Website | fair |
FAIR publishes Extra!, a magazine of media criticism, and also produces the radio program CounterSpin, which features interviews with journalists, scholars, and activists on current media-related news stories.
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