petardier ([personal profile] petardier) wrote2008-03-09 10:21 pm

Full Frontal Scrutiny

(Yes, I borrowed the title of my post from the web site) There are a lot of organizations out there that are thinly-concealed fronts for industries and organizations that want to get out a message without it appearing to come directly from industry.

Now there's a web site to help the average person spot these groups:

http://www.frontgroups.org/

It's a resource to keep in mind the next time you see a dubious fact cited by an organization you've never heard of before.

I don't know much about the Center for Media and Democracy, but I know Consumer Reports to be reputable.

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