Subject: Exposing the Right-Wing Agenda
From: Denise Cardinal <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:00:58 -0500 (CDT)

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Below is a great example of how our Pennsylvania affiliate is working
to expose right-wing advocacy groups and their attempt to control the
mainstream news. By informing voters about the true intentions of the
right wing, we are better prepared to stand up to them and provide
voters with accurate information. This is just one of our 21 states
doing what we do every day - make progress happen, and happen
NOW.

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Best,

Denise Cardinal
Executive Director
ProgressNow
ProgressNow Education

 

Keystone Progress Reveals How Right-Wing Funders are Manufacturing
News

Pennsylvania Indy

Earlier this week Keystone Progress released the report Driving the
News exposing a new movement to supplant genuine investigative
reporting with pseudo-reporting by right-wing advocacy organizations.
By posing as legitimate news bureaus, these advocacy groups who are
heavily funded by the Franklin Center for Government and Public
Integrity, have become accepted as objective news organizations by
mainstream newspapers, television and radio news operations. This
report focuses on how this movement has spread to Pennsylvania,
specifically through the
http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=0h2EtIFF9a0eeHhI-pLL3w

Pennsylvania Independent news operation.

 While the Pennsylvania Independent claims to be unbiased and
non-partisan, they are undeniably tied to the right-wing. This is seen
through their parent organization the Franklin Center who is connected
to ALEC, the Koch Brothers, Tea Party and numerous other conservative
causes, as well as their staff and the issues they cover. The
Independent's coverage supports a right-wing agenda against
workers, healthcare, public education and voting rights, and
unfortunately mainstream media is treating their news coverage as a
legitimate news sources. Through this report, Keystone Progress hopes
to bring voters attention to the way their news is impacted by
conservative groups. By highlighting this issue, Keystone Progress
hopes to rally support to stand up against right-wing groups and
demand that voters have access to accurate and unbiased news.

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