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In Light of the Current Media, What are the Alternatives?
By Kevin S. Kent
July 31, 2002

In the current media environment, there is a dichotomy between candor and what is reported. People, especially conservatives, have found themselves frustrated with a media slant that has left them feeling like they need to fact-check every article in order to verify its truthfulness; if you are reading this now, I assume that is why you're here at Accuracy in Media. But what are the alternatives to The Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution? Generally speaking, the alternatives are conservative news outlets, which work to bring the universe into balance by presenting facts and logic, in opposition to the leftist mainstream media.

Beyond the better-known conservative mediums of WorldNetDaily.com and NewsMax.com, two exceptional outlets for alternative thought, AmericanProwler.org, a frequently cited source by The Washington Times, is known for being highly critical of the Left and the Democratic party. AmericanProlwer is replete with analysis, articles and columns distributing advice to the conscientious conservative. Additionally, insightful pieces that include information the mainstream media won't report are the norm. With contributors such as Ben Stein and Reid Collins, a former CNN and CBS correspondent, AmericanProwler brings an eclectic body of background to conservatism. If you're looking for an excellent source of information that is readable to the layperson, then check out AmericanProwler.org.

TownHall.com is a comprehensive source of information. Drawing from many different articles from across the worldwide web, TownHall is a well-respected center for the exchange of conservative thought. This medium allows for the big guy and the little guy alike to get his voice heard. Although TownHall has links to many articles from many different conservative web sites, it publishes original columns from an array of big-name conservatives too numerous to be named. If you want the inside scoop on what's going on in all facets of the news from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Malibu Beach, California, from issues ranging from accuracy in academia to cigarette taxes, make sure to log on to TownHall.com.

If you're looking for news from a conservative perspective, but with a different focus than your typical news, log on to FrontPageMag.com. Here you'll find a comprehensive media outlet run by David Horowitz that has a focus on race and academia, although columns are by no means limited to these topics. A strikingly well organized website, Horowitz has compiled some of the most enlightening pieces on the web or anywhere. If your view of the Left is decidedly skeptical, if you are particularly interested in finding articles about left-wing bias in academia and have been frustrated about the dearth of articles out there on academic topics, or if you are looking for something just a little different, then log on to FrontPageMag.com. For additional resources on academic bias, checkout Accuracy in Media's sister organization, Accuracy in Academia, at academia.org.

Would you like to find a site that is practically an index of center and center-right columnists with a plethora of links and provincial and national articles located in publications coast-to-coast? If so, RealClearPolitics.com is the site for you. This website includes a very large number of editorials, free and updated polling, a continual update of articles about the 2002 elections from all parts of the United States, free transcripts from political talk shows, non-partisan global news, and links galore. RealClearPolitics.com is a great site for anyone-including liberals-and is ideal for centrist Republicans and those who want a varying array of personal opinion and domestic information.

Of course, the aforementioned are not the only conservative publications out there on the global network; these sites, however, have proven to be exceptional and warrant coverage. It is pleasing and comforting to see that the voice of conservatism is powerful on the world's newest medium, the information highway. If the conservative voice can conquer radio and the Internet, then perhaps there is hope that the mainstream media will move towards the center of the political spectrum and become more balanced in their reporting.

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