Gosh, I usually induce these posts. Make a case and then show the start-up solution. But today I am going to let three vids do the induction:
News flash. None of that is reporting. It's opinion, often supported by lies and half truths. Now, here is reporting:
We can't bring back Murrow and Huntley and Stahl and Cronkite, but perhaps we can all work together to make reporters accountable for the content of their stories -- make them more careful about the half truths they accept as fact, the focus on the CW, and and and.
And that, my friends, is what SpinSpotter is about. Here's how they introduce themselves to web site visitors:
Welcome to SpinSpotter
All the news that's fit to de-spin.
Spin doesn't belong in the news. It's like putting motor oil in the mojito. We have tremendous respect for journalists, but who would argue that the media circus isn't out of control? A full 66% of Americans think the press is one-sided. Now there's a website and software tool that exposes news spin and bias, misuse of sources, and suspect factual support. At SpinSpotter, you'll experience the news in a profound new way. Yes, the truth is back in town.
They also have a nice introductory video that effectively makes their case.
As an info junkie, I am pleased as punch that this is occurring. I was at a dinner party recently, and we were lamenting the silicon-boob-for-grey-matter trade that the mainstream media have made. One of my best friends, he a Republican, is just as aware of lefty spin as I am of right wing claptrap.
We wondered what it would take to create a media company that REPORTED. That sent someone to Darfur instead of having two morons from Washington propaganda tanks throw metaphorical mashed potatoes across the desk from each other. We calculated the price at about a billion to create the sort of media company we dream about.
And then I saw Spin Spotter, and realized that with this idea the need for a new media company is no longer there. Small d democratic accountability can make the companies we have actually do their jobs.
And for that I thank the team that has made it. Get your butt over there to check it out. And, how about contributing to the community. Choose your flava of spin to debunk, blue or red.
Thanks for reading, and don't forget to write.
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