Center for Media and Democracy

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is intended to improve the quality of public discourse by "exposing corporate spin and government propaganda and by engaging the public in collaborative, fair and accurate reporting." It was founded by John Stauber in 1993, and is funded by foundations and individuals; it does not accept corporate or government money.

Its projects include:
 * SourceWatch, an Internet-based "open content" [[wiki;; of people, groups and issues shaping the public agenda. SourceWatch is the home for a growing number of collaborative partnerships currently including portals on Global Corporations; Front Groups; Climate Change and COP15 and interlocked issues of Coal and Nuclear power; Election Protection in the U.S.; and, the Tobacco Industry.
 * Original Investigations including CMD's historic 2006 exposure of widespread FakeTV News.
 * PR Watch quarterly, which investigates and exposes how the public relations industry manipulates public information, perceptions and opinion on behalf of special interests.
 * Spin of the Day, a daily website daily reporting on public relations, propaganda and media spin.
 * Blogs, which offer original CMD reporting and analysis.
 * CMD's Resource Center, through our staffed office which answers inquiries from journalists and other members of the public