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Daily Kos
The blog is filled with left-leaning opinions on the day's topics and traces its roots back to "those dark days when an oppressive and war-crazed administration suppressed all dissent as unpatriotic and treasonous."
The site has more than 2 million daily visits and a full list of paid staffers that churn out content.
Huffington Post
Features many more news stories than it did in the past and most seem to be more objective than those found on other left-leaning sites. But once you dig into the comments and columnist commentary, it becomes blatantly clear that Huffington Post still has a solid liberal following and it does its best to cater to that group.
Liberal Oasis
One of the most liberal sites on the Web. The blog has a stated goal of "revitalizing liberalism" and provides commentary on the political world each morning.
The vast majority of those posts take aim at conservative thinkers and Republicans in Congress, while being apologetic to left-leaning politicians and ideals. The site also features a Links section for those who want more content from liberals and features posts from other sources across the Web that fall in line with its agenda.
Move On.org
More of a political action committee than a content site.
MoveOn.org "conducts major campaigns, from its work to protect the Supreme Court from a hard-right justice to its campaign to defeat the right wing and elect moderates and progressives in 2008."
Vox
Vox is a wide-ranging, somewhat liberal-leaning compendium. Founded as a non profit venture in 2014 by Vox Media.
Drudge Report
American news aggregation website. Run by Matt Drudge with the help of Charles Hurt, the site consists mainly of links to stories from the United States and international mainstream media about politics, entertainment, and current events; it also has links to many columnists. Occasionally, Drudge authors new stories himself, based on tips.
The Drudge Report originated in 1996 as a weekly subscriber-based email dispatch. It was the first news source to break the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the public, after Newsweek decided to hold its story.
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin may be just one person, but her conservative punditry has ignited fierce debate across the Web.
Malkin first started as a newspaper reporter over a decade ago. Since then, she has become a well-known conservative thinker, nationally-syndicated columnist, and author of three antiliberal books. She updates her blog daily with antiliberal and right-leaning opinions.
Town Hall
Provides political commentary and analysis from more than 100 leading conservative columnists to "amplify those conservative voices in America's political debates."
TownHall takes aim at the barriers between news and opinion and provides an arena for conservatives to espouse their opinions on the state of the world.
OpenSecrets.org
"Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy."
Project Vote Smart
The organization provides outstanding information on every current or prospective elected official and does what it can to inform the public about the respective person's entire history. Its research is exhaustive and its accuracy is never put into question. Project Vote Smart is one of the best nonpartisan sites on the Web.
Spot-On
Helps political campaign professionals successfully navigate the online media world.
Provides readers with viewpoints from both sides of the aisle and allows its writers to say whatever they think. The content is individually liberal or individually conservative, but taken together, the site's vision is nonpartisan.
Social media news feeds
Colossal
"Colossal is a Webby Award-nominated art and visual culture blog. Founded by Chicago-based editor Christopher Jobson in August 2010, the site covers topics ranging from art, design, and photography, to visual aspects of science and general creativity. The National Endowment for the Arts has called the website a "must read." American blogger Jason Kottke describes it as "a top-notch visual art/design blog," and PBS' Art:21 said the publication "brings recognition to under-represented (or even unrepresented) artists."
Colossal has been further praised by American actor Neil Patrick Harris as "artistic, smart, and inspiring,"[6] and the publication was cited by the TED blog as one of "100 Websites You Should Know and Use" in 2013.[7]
Cracked
"Cracked.com is a humor website with over 300 million monthly page views. The site was founded in 2005 by Jack O’Brien and is currently owned by E. W. Scripps. It is descended from Cracked magazine, which dates back to 1958."
Dangerous Minds
Dangerous Minds is a compendium of the new and strange-new ideas, new art forms, new approaches to social issues and new finds from the outer reaches.
Mental Floss
"...an American digital, print, and e-commerce media company focused on millennials. It is owned by Dennis Publishing and based in New York City. Mentalfloss.com, presents facts, puzzles, and trivia with a humorous tone, draws 20.5 million unique users a month. Launched in Birmingham, Alabama in 2001, the magazine has more than 100,000 subscribers in over 17 countries. The publication also has been included in Inc. magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies.[
Uproxx
Uproxx is a news and discussion website that is geared toward millennials, specifically males aged 18-34.[ The site covers viral news stories related to entertainment and culture, with an emphasis on sports, film, TV, and music.
Media watch sites
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
"FAIR has been offering well documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public practices, minority and dissenting viewpoints."
Media Matters for America
"A web-based, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center, dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
PR Watch: Center for Media and Democracy
"National non-profit watchdog organization, founded in 1993. CMD's niche is investigating and exposing the undue influence of corporations and front groups on public policy, including PR campaigns, lobbying, and electioneering."
Accuracy in Media
"A non-profit grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage."
Media Research Center
"MRC's sole purpose is to expose and neutralize the propaganda arm of the Left: the national news media."
AllSides
Provides multiple perspectives so you can truly understand and decide for yourself. Articles are filed under Left, Center, & Right columns.
Center for Media and Public Affairs
CMPA is a non-partisan research and educational organization which conducts scientific studies of news and entertainment media. CMPA's goal is to provide an empirical basis for ongoing debates over media coverage and impact through well-documented timely, and readable studies.
Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) Who Owns What
Select a media company from the drop down list to see what networks, cable channels, etc. they own.
Media Bias/Fact Check
They claim they are the most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet. There are currently 2500+ media sources listed in their database and growing every day. Don’t be fooled by Fake News sources. Use the search feature above (Header) to check the bias of any source. Use name or url.
NPR's On The Media
NPR's weekly radio show and podcast "On the Media" offers media analysis.
Pew Research Center Journalism Project
"It publishes research on who is reporting the news and what new players are emerging; what is being reported on and what gaps in coverage exist; how news is consumed and how the economic models for news are changing. In addition to reports on these topics, each year the project produces the State of the News Media report, which examines key questions facing the industry."
SourceWatch
"The Center for Media and Democracy publishes SourceWatch. This is a collaborative, specialized encyclopedia of the people, organizations, and issues, shaping the public agenda." Choose a media organization such as the New York Times, to see people involved, history, flaws, and links to other resources.
Social Media News Feeds - Approach with Caution
Inquisitr
Inquisitr is an aggregate news and media website relaunched in 2011. The site views itself as a 'multi-news aggregator' that publishes both trending news and original articles. The news website caters to a global audience, and its newly introduced slogan is "News Worth Sharing."
Before it's news
"...a crackpot website that is to accuracy what Donald Trump is to humility."
