Media Research Center

Media Research Center
Type	website
Shortcut	WP:MRC
Status	Generally unreliable
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2020
Domain mrc.org
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
RfC
Link	Rfc
Date	2010

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This source in a nutshell: Media Research Center is considered

generally unreliable. See § Summary.

Media Research Center is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

There is consensus that the Media Research Center and its subdivisions (e.g. CNSNews.com, MRCTV, and NewsBusters) are generally unreliable for factual reporting. Some editors believe these sources publish false or fabricated information. As biased or opinionated sources, their statements should be attributed.

Excerpt

The Media Research Center (MRC) is an American conservative content analysis and media watchdog group based in Herndon, Virginia, and founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III. The nonprofit MRC has received financial support primarily from Robert Mercer, but with several other conservative-leaning sources, including the Bradley, Scaife, Olin, Castle Rock and JM foundations, as well as ExxonMobil. It was described in 2018 as "one of the most active and best-funded, and yet least known" arms of the modern conservative movement in the United States.

Discussions

Links

RSN

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 3#What about "Cybercast News Service" (CNSnews)?

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 18#CNSnews.com aka cybercast

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 65#Media Research Center / Newsbusters

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 109#Can a blog on newsbusters.org be a reliable source?

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 227#Newsbusters and The Blaze at WP:BLP page Malcolm Nance ?

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 283#Newsbusters and The Washington Examiner as sources for facts in the lead of CNN

Recency

2020

Rfcs

2010 Rfc

2019 Rfc

2020 Rfc

Notes

References

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
Media Research Center (MRC, CNSNews.com, Cybercast News Service, MRCTV, NewsBusters) WP:MRCWP:MRC 📌		2010 2019 2020	2020	There is consensus that the Media Research Center and its subdivisions (e.g. CNSNews.com, MRCTV, and NewsBusters) are generally unreliable for factual reporting. Some editors believe these sources publish false or fabricated information. As biased or opinionated sources, their statements should be attributed.	1 2 3 4