But one does not have to rely on the victims for stories of violence: Ted Patrick, one of the most notorious deprogrammers used by CAGs ( who has spent several terms in prison for his exploits ) openly boasts about some of the violence he employed ; in November 1987, Cyril Vosper, a Committee member of the British cult-awareness group, FAIR, was convicted in Munich of " causing bodily harm " in the course of one of his many deprogramming attempts ; and a number of similar convictions are on record for prominent members of CAGs elsewhere.

The liberal media watchgroup Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting ( FAIR ) has identified the top 25 think tanks by media citations, noting that from 2006 to 2007 the number of citations declined 17 %.

FAIR has said that in the range of opinion discussed in the mass media, the right side of a discussion is usually represented by a committed supporter of right-wing causes, while the left side is often represented by a centrist.

In 2006, FAIR criticized U. S. media coverage of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, taking issue with the assertion that "... Hugo Chávez is an autocrat who has consolidated one-party rule ".

FAIR has frequently criticized media coverage of the Chávez government.

FAIR has a page on their website that explains how sensationalism increases ratings and readership in the media.

ChronoPay had announced on March 20, 2007 that they would no longer be processing payments from online Russian music stores that only hold a ROMS license ( e. g. AllOfMP3 ), but this does not apply to MP3Sparks which has an NP FAIR license.

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FAIR has its headquarters in Washington, D. C., and has been called to testify in front of the United States Congress, on immigration bills, more than any other organization in the country.

FAIR has responded to this charge by claiming that there is no factual basis for the accusation ; that FAIR has compiled a long record of mainstream credibility and respect on immigration issues and has always opposed discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion ; and that the accusation is an " act of desperation, resulting from the SPLC ’ s failure to convince the American people of their viewpoint.

FAIR has also been criticized for accepting contributions from the Pioneer Fund.

FAIR has responded to this criticism by asserting that the Fund clearly states that it supports equal opportunity for all Americans, regardless of race, religion, national origin, or ethnicity ; that other major institutions, including universities and medical facilities in the United States and other countries, have also accepted grants from the Fund ; and that the Fund's contributions to FAIR were used only for the general operation of the organization.

He has argued over 53 cases before the United States Supreme Court, including McConnell v. FEC, Tennessee v. Lane, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, United States v. Booker, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Rumsfeld v. FAIR, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Gonzales v. Raich, Gonzales v. Oregon, Gonzales v. Carhart, and Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Conservative critics have long complained that the long-format news programming on National Public Radio ( NPR ) shows a liberal bias, although this is disputed by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting ( FAIR ), a progressive media criticism organization, which found that, for example, " representatives of think tanks to the right of center outnumbered those to the left of center by more than four to one: 62 appearances to 15.

" FAIR responded that, " In fact, AIDS killed more than 16, 000 people in the United States in 1999 ," whereas Parkinson's averaged " a death toll in the United States of less than 4, 000 per year.

FAIR seeks a moratorium on net immigration by anyone other than refugees and the spouses and minor children of U. S. citizens, until it can be shown that higher immigration levels are needed.

Quayle criticized Gore's book Earth in the Balance with specific page references, though his claims were subsequently criticized by the liberal group FAIR for inaccuracy.

The creation of FAIR was co-signed on 7 November 2007 by 13 countries: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Spain and Poland.

* Article in FAIR by John L. Hess assessing career

FAIR describes itself on its website as " the national media watch group " and defines its mission as working to " invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints.

FAIR also produces CounterSpin, a half-hour radio program hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall, and Peter Hart, recorded at MercerMedia in NYC.

* Citation of FAIR in article " Alternative Media Censorship: Sponsored by CIA's Ford Foundation?

Media organizations such as Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting ( FAIR ) and Media Matters for America ( MMfA ), have criticized Stossel's work, for what was perceived by those groups as a lack of balance of coverage and distortion of facts.

A similar view, though by a different name, is taken by Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting ( FAIR ), a progressive media criticism organization.

Several examples of these are, Free Press, FAIR and the British Media Lens website, edited by David Edwards and David Cromwell.

CounterSpin is a weekly, half-hour radio program produced by the progressive media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting ( FAIR ).

CounterSpin also presents and examines studies on the media, including those conducted by FAIR.

The name " CounterSpin " was originally used for a FAIR fax sheet on election coverage edited by Jim Naureckas.

In a 2001 study done by FAIR, only 4 % of the US media mentioned that an occupation by Israel is occurring.

In a 2001 study done by FAIR, only 4 % of the US media mentioned that an occupation by Israel is occurring.

A self-described liberal media watchdog group, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting ( FAIR ), in consultation with the Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University, sponsored an academic study in which journalists were asked a range of questions about how they did their work and about how they viewed the quality of media coverage in the broad area of politics and economic policy.

The FAIR report reveals the ideological breakdown of the citations: 37 % conservative, 47 % centrist, and 16 % liberal.

In the years to come, GSI will evolve to an international structure named FAIR for Facility for Antiprotons and Ions Research.

* Barry R. Bickmore ; Restoring the Ancient Church ; Cornerstone Publishing, FAIR ; ISBN 1-893036-00-6 ( Paperback, 1999 ); Available directly from the publisher

* Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research ( FAIR ), " Topical Guide: DNA and the Book of Mormon ", fairlds. org

Besides, I imagine FAIR was disappointed not to get our funding.

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting ( FAIR ) is a progressive media criticism organization based in New York City, founded in 1986.

" FAIR refers to itself as a " progressive group that believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish independent public broadcasting and promote strong non-profit sources of information.

Covering a variety of issues, FAIR addresses news coverage that it finds biased with rebuttals.

In 1990, Walter Goodman wrote an article in The New York Times comparing FAIR and Accuracy in Media and stated that the two groups ' " criticism of television and the press is often provocative.

In May 2002, Jeff Cohen, a FAIR founder, left the organization to work as a producer on Phil Donahue's short-lived talk show on MSNBC.

In February 2004, a FAIR Action Alert led ABC World News Tonight and The New York Times to expand their coverage of the Federal Marriage Amendment to explain the legal ramifications of the issue.

In 2008, FAIR criticized American media for coverage that was too positive during Pope Benedict's visit to the United States, claiming that he got a " pass on Church abuse history.

( Tanton was a former head of the Sierra Club's population committee and of Zero Population Growth, and founder of the Federation for American Immigration Reform ( FAIR ), an immigration reductionist group.