Accuracy In Media ( AIM ) is an American non-profit conservative news media watchdog founded in 1969 by economist Reed Irvine . AIM supported the Vietnam War and blamed media bias for U.S. loss in the war . During the Reagan administration , AIM criticized reporting about the El Mozote massacre in El Salvador . During the Clinton presidency , AIM pushed Vincent Foster conspiracy theories . During the Bush administration , AIM criticized the media for bias against the Iraq War , defended the Bush administration 's use of torture , and campaigned to stop the United States from signing UNCLOS . It descried 2008 presidential candidate Barack Obama as " the most radical candidate ever to stand at the precipice of acquiring his party ’s presidential nomination . It is apparent that he is a member of an international socialist movement . " AIM , which opposes the scientific consensus on climate change , has criticized media reporting on climate change . The organization gives out the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award . Past recipients include Marc Morano ( who runs the climate change denial website ClimateDepot , Tucker Carlson , and Jim Hoft ( who runs the far-right conspiracy website '' Gateway Pundit '' )
El Mozote massacre
El Mozote massacre
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