Media Matters
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Media Matters for America is the nation's premier progressive media watchdog, research and information center.
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Who wouldn’t want their own name (@mmfa) to trend? Talk about good free publicity for the work of a non-profit. It would also be nice to see terms like “media accountability” and “noise machine” trending from time to time.
There are so many independent websites that analyze Twitter analytics, perhaps Twitter could come out with its own comprehensive system. An official iPhone/Blackberry application would be nice too.
#noisemachine which should be used for tweets about an example of conservative misinformation in the media.
We have yet to encounter such a situation.
The media doesn’t rest and neither do we. Therefore our tweeting happens seven days a week in real-time.
It’s a major problem when people parrot unfounded claims they’ve read, seen or heard in the media. It’s also something we work hard to combat through our own use of Twitter.
Our Senior Fellows do one hell of a job holding the media accountable in the twitterverse. If you don’t follow them, you should: @EricBoehlert @JamisonFoser @KarlFrisch – don’t forget our sister organization @mmaction
Any tweet that inspires the twitterverse to join us in holding the media accountable.
Sure, we’ve unfollowed users who turn out to be spam-bots. By and large though, we follow members of the press and those concerned about the state of American media in an effort to promote the free exchange of ideas.
Engage the world around you. Talk about the issues that matter most to you. Watch the media - and the tweets you read - with a critical eye.
We use TweetDeck to post remotely and TwitterAnalyzer.com to measure our impact.
Not yet but we certainly have our detractors. That’s the price we pay for expecting so much from the media.
Communicate directly with members of the media using replies and retweets to challenge false, misleading and otherwise problematic reporting.
It’s quite interesting to read tweets from reporters and other media figures that have removed the filter and have chosen to open themselves to constructive criticism on Twitter.
As a non-profit, this is our professional life and Twitter is yet another opportunity to engage with those who may not be familiar with our work.
The need to hold the media accountable for false, misleading and otherwise problematic reporting.
For the #nonprofit category it would be nice for people to indicate that they are actually a nonprofit.
It would be nice to see more media executives open themselves up to the transparency that Twitter offers. News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch would be a good place to start.
With more than 11,000 followers we’d welcome anyone who wishes to join us in our efforts to hold the media accountable. It would also be nice to see even more reporters and media figures interested in accuracy following us on Twitter.
Though many of the tweets were ribald, #teapartypickuplines was humorous.
Our interaction with the twitterverse has certainly changed the way we think about engaging the American people on certain issues and calls to action. It really is more than just another tool. It requires its own strategy. The course we’ve chartered thus far has led to remarkable growth and success.
Few in the twitterverse focus exclusively on media accountability like we do – all of our tweets are unique in that way.
High-speed internet access. Cable television. Radio. Lexis Nexis. Google. Oh, and Twitter of course.
We started tweeting to help spread the word about our important work to hold the media accountable. Engaging social networks is vital to that mission.
