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Center for Media and Democracy

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a liberal nonprofit watchdog and advocacy organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. CMD publishes ExposedbyCMD.org, SourceWatch.org (formerly Disinfopedia), and ALECexposed.org.

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Location
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Abbreviation
CMD
Budget
$930,000 (2024)
Executive director
Arn Pearson
Formation
1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Purpose
Investigative journalism and advocacy journalism

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Center for Media and Democracy

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples16
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
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Center for Media and Democracy

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related to External links · 6
Center for Media and Democracy → Center, Democracy, Internal Revenue Service, Media, Official, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Abbreviation · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → CMD
Budget · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → $930,000 (2024)
Executive director · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → Arn Pearson
Formation · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → 1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Location · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Purpose · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → Investigative journalism and advocacy journalism
Region served · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → United States
Staff · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → 5 (2025)
Type · 1
Center for Media and Democracy → Nonprofit organization

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cmd website wisconsin sourcewatch madison watchdog liberal exposedbycmd media org alec exposed center democracy organization progressive news referred journalism states

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Center for Media and DemocracyAbbreviationCMD1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyBudget$930,000 (2024)1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyExecutive directorArn Pearson1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyFormation1993; 33 years ago (1993)1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyLocationMadison, Wisconsin, U.S.1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyPurposeInvestigative journalism and advocacy journalism1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyRegion servedUnited States1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyStaff5 (2025)1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyTypeNonprofit organization1.00infobox
Center for Media and DemocracyWebsitewww.exposedbycmd.org1.00infobox
Center for Media and Democracyrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
Center for Media and Democracyrelated to External linksCenter0.60section

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