News & Fact-Checking

Supports local and community-based media through research, programs and products that foster healthy, responsive and resilient news organizations.

A nonpartisan research and educational organization which
conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media.

An independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigating systems and circumstances that contribute to inequality in our country.

A media watch group. It spotlights journalists that have been censored or penalized for doing their jobs, highlights questionably underreported stories, and advocates for first amendment rights. “Issues/Topics” alphabetically organizes articles from abortion to voter suppression, regions and countries, and highlights specific media outlets and personalities. The site hosts a weekly podcast, CounterSpin Radio, and has a sponsored weekly newsletter Extra!, which prides itself on being a brief newsletter. Most of the articles or featured issues on this source are very concise.

"We believe that positive social change, racial justice and meaningful engagement in public life require equitable access to technology, diverse and independent ownership of media platforms, and journalism that holds leaders accountable and tells people what’s actually happening in their communities."

An interdisciplinary, open access forum where journalists, technologists, and educators can connect with timely, peer-reviewed research about misinformation.

An investigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, library and archive of declassified U.S. documents, leading non-profit user of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information, global advocate of open government, and indexer and publisher of former secrets.

"At this moment of division and distrust, our broken news environment poses a threat to the public good. Every pressing public policy concern is affected by the flows and flaws in information. The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to addressing this challenge at its root by examining how essential information is created, conveyed and consumed. We believe that improving the quality of public information and expanding access to it will bring about healthier, stronger, more peaceful societies.".

Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in nearly 50 languages to an estimated weekly audience of more than 354 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms.