Almost as a curiosity I’ve decided to try to start a new project called NewsStats.org. The site will work as a collaborative site of individuals who are news/commentary junkies who are willing to spend a little time fact checking the news/commentators or even news makers to see who is spouting absolute BS and who is reasonably authentic. The rules will be simple:
- Researchers must remain neutral no matter their political leanings. If they’re conservative and prove a lefty right, report it, same is true if a lefty proves a conservative to be correct.
- Academic standards for research.
- No opinions, just: Fact, False, Half-and-Half, and sources.
That is pretty much it. I’m not yet ready to begin launching the site but if anyone is interested please stay tuned. You can begin at anytime and simply just keep your records, include Name of Show, Broadcast date/time, story name, and link to video if possible in addition to the basic criteria.
If anyone has questions, contact me.