Media Matters Intimidates Conservative Editors From Reviewing 'Deconstructing Obama'

Media Matters For America vs. An Ordinary American

By Jack Cashill

AmericanThinker.com

February 20, 2012

With the creepy mischief of Media Matters for America (MMFA) much in the news, I thought it might be useful to show how the Soros-funded MMFA conspires to keep even a semi-obscure, self-employed scribe like me in check.

As far as I can tell, I first ambled into MMFA's sights in October 2008 with my research into the authorship of Barack Obama's acclaimed 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father. To be fair, the tone of the first MMFA posting was relatively civil, even if the content was simplistic to the point of silly.

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Media Matters & The White House Collaborate In An Attempt To Damage Fox News

The curious link between MMFA and the White House war on Fox

By Ed Morrissey

HotAir.com

February 15, 2012

Apparently, the people at Media Matters take the term “investigative journalism” seriously — even if they misunderstand it.  According to a September 2009 e-mail obtained by Tucker Carlson at the Daily Caller, Media Matters Director of Media Relations Karl Frisch proposed to founder David Brock and MMFA president Eric Burns that the organization conduct a campaign to “embarrass and discredit” Fox News, which Frisch called the “enemy” which the progressive movement needed after winning the presidency and control of Congress.  Among the ideas Frisch proposed was hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on Fox News anchors and staff:

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Also see:

Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizations

Media Matters memo called for hiring private investigators 'to look into the personal lives' of Fox employees

Inside Media Matters: David Brock's enemies list