Media Matters Launches Redesigned Website
Progressive Media Watchdog Beefs Up Online Presence
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 20, 2009 |
CONTACT Erikka Knuti (202) 756-4135 Jessica Levin (202) 772-8162 |
Washington, DC -- Media Matters for America has unveiled a major redesign of its official website, MediaMatters.org, revealing a new, more user-friendly layout and a page for personalized content. Along with the redesigned website, efforts were already under way to enhance Media Matters' presence on important social-media networks and to engage the online community with new tools designed to spark conversation and action.
"Media Matters has always strived to stay on the cutting edge of Internet technology to engage the public in our mission to fight conservative misinformation and remain the leading progressive media watchdog," said Eric Burns, President of Media Matters. "The launch of our redesigned website is a testament to that."
Some of the new features at the new MediaMatters.org include:
- NEW Layout: MediaMatters.org is now broken into more useful, understandable sections. All video clips are on our MMtv page, up-to-the-minute commentary can be found on our newly enhanced media blog, County Fair, and day-to-day breaking research is gathered on our Latest Research page.
- NEW Personalized Content: At MyMediaMatters, users can set up customized email alerts and RSS feeds, manage email subscriptions, and track conversations from the various comments sections on the website. So, if all you want is new research on Bill O'Reilly, The New York Times, or climate change, for example, you can sign up to receive emails or an RSS feed tailored specifically to those subjects.
- Video: Since the beginning of the year, Media Matters' embeddable video players (also known as MMtv) have been viewed tens of millions of times both on the Media Matters website and on other blogs and websites. Media Matters has also made tremendous inroads on YouTube. This month alone, two Media Matters YouTube videos, Fox Crops and 100 Days of "Fair & Balanced" have generated more than 200,000 and 150,000 views, respectively -- significant milestones, indeed.
- Social Networks: Since the beginning of the year, membership on Media Matters' Facebook fanpage has grown by 1,500 percent, while Media Matters' Twitter following has grown by more than 1,000 percent. Media Matters content is being "re-tweeted" by thousands of people to their own personal networks, reaching an exponential audience each month.
To visit Media Matters' redesigned website, please visit:
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