Accuracy in Media

Although the cases have been going on for eight years, it marks a small victory for California taxpayers now that government officials cannot hide government information on their private e-mail accounts or phone calls.

So much for a transparent president: Numerous inspectors general say that at least 20 investigations have been slowed or closed due to government watchdogs not having access to needed documents or records under the Obama administration. Dozens of interviews of people with firsthand knowledge of the years-long problem spoke of the tensions between the watchdogs […]

Ugh, why would you block this legislation meant to help veterans by keeping government bureaucrats accountable? Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) on Tuesday blocked an up-or-down vote on legislation meant to hold VA employees accountable for misconduct. The Democratic lawmaker denied a motion for unanimous consent after Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), a GOP presidential candidate, brought […]

A new Wikipedia-style website was launched yesterday to provide information on journalists and to try to hold them more accountable for what they write. According to the site, News Transparency helps you find out more about the people who produce the news and allows you to hold them accountable, the same way that journalists hold other powerful institutions accountable, by posting reviews and sharing information. They […]