Editing Accuracy in Media (section)

=== Accuracy in Media Award ===

The organization gives out the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award, which has attracted controversy for some of its recipients.

In 2010, AIM gave the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award to political activist [[Marc Morano]], who is known for running the website ClimateDepot, which rejects the scientific consensus on climate change.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2012/12/27/climate-change-misinformer-of-the-year-marc-mor/191878|title=Climate Change Misinformer of the Year: Marc Morano|date=December 17, 2012|website=Media Matters for America|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref><ref name="nrdc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrdc.org/experts/frances-beinecke/climate-change-scientific-reality-not-political-debate|title=Climate Change Is a Scientific Reality, Not a Political Debate|last1=March 17|last2=Beinecke|first2=2010 Frances|website=NRDC|date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2011, AIM gave the award to [[Tucker Carlson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2011/01/31/tucker_carlson/|title=Tucker Carlson to receive media "accuracy" award|date=January 31, 2011|website=Salon|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2013, AIM gave the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award to Jim Hoft, who runs ''[[The Gateway Pundit]]'', a website renowned for publishing falsehoods and hoaxes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/02/27/zahra-vaid-gateway-pundit_n_9334326.html|title=Toronto Student Falsely Accused Of Mass School Stabbing By U.S. Site|date=February 27, 2016|website=HuffPost|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2013/03/14/today-at-cpac-chronically-dishonest-blogger-jim/193063|title=Today at CPAC: Chronically Dishonest Blogger Jim Hoft To Receive Accuracy In Media Award|date=March 14, 2013|website=Media Matters for America|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Ben|last1=Schreckinger|access-date=2020-07-31|title='Real News' Joins the White House Briefing Room|url=https://politi.co/2OcbgGP|website=POLITICO Magazine|date=February 15, 2017 }}</ref>