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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by JHelzer (talk | contribs) at 17:02, 21 November 2023 (→‎A few rewordings: Reply). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A few rewordings

I just made a bold edit with some rewordings that I thought I'd discuss here.

  • I changed "a former conservative journalist who became a liberal, and later a prominent Democratic party political operative." to "a former conservative journalist who has since become a prominent Democratic party political operative." I feel like the wording is cleaner this way, and while we lose the identification as liberal I think it's clear from the context.
  • I also made a few edits in the initiatives section that I think are minor and improve readability, in one case I added a date to give context to the phrasing of an NYT comment.
  • In the bit about Ben Shapiro I changed "Media Matters has been criticized by Daily Wire Editor and Co-founder Ben Shapiro, who accused it of targeting those with opposing political views with boycotts." to "Media Matters has been criticized by conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, who accused it of targeting those with opposing political views with boycotts." I also added a source to support the description of Shapiro. I feel like in this case, especially since his comments were not published through the Daily Wire, it's more relevant to describe him as a conservative commentator than it is to identify his website.

SreySros (talk) 18:11, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, that Shapiro criticism is pretty lame and irrelevant to the organization. It probably doesn't belong in the article. Croctotheface (talk) 11:34, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The boycott criticism is relevant again with the X Corp law suite filed yesterday. Media Matters orchestrating a boycott of advertisers on the X platform with defamation intent is the core of this suite. `X Defamation Law Suite` will need to be a new sub-section in the Controversies section. JHelzer💬 17:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern....

I am very concerned to see an organization such as this that's been operational for almost 20years yet there's no section on their Wikipedia page for "controversy's"......I mean this is a news source, and I find it very odd that they're able to not mention anything damage. That worry's me about who is editing this page Mickeymouse1288 (talk) 11:07, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article is not protected so who is editing this page could be anyone. Go for it. soibangla (talk) 13:31, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Left leaning?

Does the fact that this organizations focuses exclusively on fringe quackery coming from the right (which is almost exclusively where fringe quackery has been coming from for the past two decades) really make them "left leaning"? Is CNN "left leaning" too? Is Wikipedia "left leaning"? I find that highly unlikely. 46.97.170.40 (talk) 14:03, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In this context, left-leaning means supports the Democrats while right-leaning means supports the Republicans. Without the context, it is misleading. MMfA basically supports centrist Democrats. TFD (talk) 14:35, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"Centrist Democrats" would be considered right wing, not left. And considering how off the rails the GOP and the right have been for the past decade, it is virtually impossible to be neutral and factual without inevitably coming off as supporting "Centrist Democrats". Is MMfA's mission statement to support them? Or are the DNC just much more closely aligned with objective facts than the other party? 46.97.170.40 (talk) 10:59, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
MMfA was founded by Clinton ally David Brock, whose Correct the Record spent millions on internet trolls trashing the Sanders campaign in 2016. While MMfA doesn't attack left-wing media, it doesn't mean that they share their political perspective. We wouldn't for example call Correct the Record right-leaning just because it attacked the Left. TFD (talk) 16:11, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Musk controversy

Seems like there's a new section in relation to Elon Musk, Twitter and antisemitism that will need to be added to the article. Boud (talk) 18:21, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly. Threats of lawsuits on social media don't always result in actual litigation, I suggest waiting until there's something real happening before adding to the page. Robincantin (talk) 00:09, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A lawsuit agains MMfA has been filed at the US district court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth division on November 20, 2023, demanding jury trial to boost cost. (Case 4:23-cv-01175-P) --2A02:908:898:9780:B7BA:E9A5:7F08:A70 (talk) 02:55, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
it's there soibangla (talk) 03:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It might be a good idea to give this page lock-protection with how mudslinging much of the public discussion is. EnzoTC (talk) 04:03, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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