Maybe. There's always the aclu [1], and I'm a proud donor. It's also worth noting that the NYT hasn't always been on the side of the angels. See for example the iraq war -- if Judith Miller wasn't literally blowing the administration she was certainly doing so on the pages of the paper, and it's hard to imagine the NYT's support for the war didn't have an impact on the politics of the support on the left for the war.
As for something like fox news, well, I recently saw a survey that I can't produce on hand demonstrating their audience was actively misinformed about the issues of the day.
Anyway, I feel better about not for profits like the aclu than about the NYT or fox or whomever acting as bulwarks against government overreach.
As for something like fox news, well, I recently saw a survey that I can't produce on hand demonstrating their audience was actively misinformed about the issues of the day.
Anyway, I feel better about not for profits like the aclu than about the NYT or fox or whomever acting as bulwarks against government overreach.
[1] http://action.aclu.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FJ_donationh...