Citizens Committee for Responsible Journalism 

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 Statement of Purpose for the Formation of a
Citizens Committee for Responsible Journalism 

As citizens of Washington State, we believe our media is failing us. By and large it fails to verify news facts independently; fails to question statements of those in authority; and fails to disclose information we need for democratic self-governance.

Therefore, we support the creation of a
Citizens Committee for Responsible Journalism

to provide a means to seek accountability from our local news media

by establishing dialogue with them;
by offering knowledge that local experts may have;
by monitoring media coverage of critical issues, beginning with Iraq;
and by offering constructive feedback to our media and to our community members.

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Kristin Adams, Vashon Gerald Alexander, Seattle Aldie Amundson, Seattle Elaine Anderson, Seattle Glen Anderson, Lacey Rev. Lisa Anthony, Renton Don Argus, Seattle Reilly Atkinson, Ph.D., Pres., Reilly Atkinson & Co., Bellevue  Kay Barckley, Seattle Len Bedford, Bellevue David & Kathleen Bellefeuille, Olympia Jim Bernthal, Seattle Dave Berrian, Bothell Julie Beschta, Seattle Linda Bevis, JD Ellen Bezona Rev. Bill Bichsel, Tacoma Catholic Worker, Tacoma  Richard B. Blakney, Bothell Marla Blaser, Kenmore R. Mike Bloom, University Unitarian Church, Seattle  Ray Bloom, Silvana Patricia Boiko, Seattle Todd Boyle, Kirkland Joel Bradbury, Seattle William A. Brady, Bothell Elizabeth Brant, South King County Progressive Democrats, Seattle  Rosemary Brodie, Seattle Susan Brower, Seattle Rev. Mary Brown, North Bend Dick Burton, Seattle Margaret Byers, Seattle Robert Calkins, Centralia Arthur Campbell, Des Moines Bob & Patsy Campbell, Bainbridge Island Glenda Carper, Seattle Kurt Christensen, Seattle Michele Christensen, Seattle Jerome Chroman, coordinator, Tikkun Community, Seattle  Gunnel Clark, S.N.O.W, Seattle  Geoff Cole, Seattle Sidney Collins, Seattle Janie & George Comito, SNOW, Seattle  JoAnne Conard, Seattle Thomas Conlon, Redmond Susan Cook, Seattle Ed Crouch, Seattle Nael Dagstani Dorothy & Alfred Dale, Bellingham Dave Damstrom, Seattle Jean Darsie, Seattle Mike Dash, Seattle Sue Davidson Sheri Day, Seattle Karen DeBruler, Renton Elise DeGooyer, Seattle Donna Denno, MD Connie DePond, Federal Way Kristine DeWeese, Port Townsend Suzanne DeWeese, Port Townsend Mary Pat DiLeva , Seattle Pat Doran, Seattle Mark Dubach, Seattle Joanne Dufour, Seattle Louise DuMont, CSJP, Seattle  Larry Ebersole, Seattle Rev. Dee Eisenhauer, Pastor, Eagle Harbor Church, Bainbridge Island  Karin Engstrom, Seattle Claudine Erlandson, Shoreline Jan Fahey, Seattle Karen Farnsworth, Seattle Ellen Finkelstein, Seattle David Fisher, HS Teacher, Seattle Deborah Flawrenc, Seattle Beth Flynn, Seattle Phyllis J. Foley, Port Townsend Carrie Forster, Elk Jim Garcia, Vashon Thomas Gilmore, Bellingham Ron Ginther Kiwibob Glanzman, Seattle E. Joyce Glasgow, Seattle Dorothy Gordon, Seattle Pamela Green, Seattle Pamela Grieff, Seattle Marc Grossberg, Seattle Nancy Hagan, Seattle Amy Hagopian, Seattle Mark Hammond, Everett Daniel Hannah, Seattle Diane G. Hansen, Retired Educator, Seattle  Elizabeth Hanson, Seattle Rick Harlan, Seattle Gretta Harley, Seattle Soya Jung Harris, Seattle Betty Hauser, Olympia

Katherine Haven, Seattle Philip & Marie Heft, Kent Mary Jane Helmann, Seattle Patrick Henry, Walla Walla Elaine Hickman, Jubilee NW Coalition, Seattle  Heidi Hoelting, Clinton Diane Hoglund, Seattle Rebecca Howes, Kirkland Andrea Imler, Seattle Livia Jackson, Seattle Marilyn Jarrell, Seattle Mark Jenkins, U.W., Seattle  Mark K. Jensen, Tacoma Bobby Jenusaitis, Port Townsend John Jerin, Seattle Jennifer Johnson, Chairperson, Seattle Chapter, CNI  Maynard & Nancy Jones, Seattle David & Nancy Kachel, Seattle Robert Kauffman, Issaquah Erica Kay, Seattle Bob Kendall, Lake Forest Park Larry Kerschner, Pe Ell Pierre Kiami, Seattle Connie Kim, Seattle Billy King, Seattle Annette Klapstein, Bainbridge Island Billy Kreuter, Seattle Carol LaCasse, Mountlake Terrace Louise Lansberry, Seattle Laura Lawless, Port Hadlock Jonathan Lawson, Reclaim the Media, Seattle  Dale Leatherman, Seattle Judith & David LeBlanc Don Lee, Seattle Kimberly Leeper, Seattle Joel & Michelle Levey, Seattle Judy Lightfoot, Seattle John-Otto Liljenstolpe, Seattle Fran Lilleness, Seattle Nancy Lilly, Retired Educator, Seattle  Marj and George Lindsay, Seattle Lisa Lindstom, Seattle Mark Linsey, Seattle Diane Love, Bellevue Janet Lower, Seattle Karen Lutz, Seattle Karen Maguire, Seattle Patricia Manuele, Seattle Shannon Markley, Seattle Brian Martel, Bellevue Eugene Martin, Seattle Henry Matthews, Seattle Robert W. Maule, Retired Foreign Service Officer, Poulsbo March Mazique, Seattle Staci McClain, Centralia Mike McCormick, Seattle Eugene McDonald, Everett Mary McElhinny, Seattle Sarah McElroy, Seattle Kristi McKinney, Seattle Nan McMurry, Seattle Kris Meilahn, Woodinville Karyn Michaelson, Shoreline Floris Mikkelsen Karen Mills, Seattle Angela & Ted Mohr, Seattle Rob Moitoza, Seattle Karen Moore, South King County Progressive Coalition, SNOW, Seattle  Sharon Bell Moore, Tacoma Bobbie Morgan, Bainbridge Island Denis and Renee Morrison, Black Diamond Dr. Diane Morrison, UW School of Social Work, Seattle  Shirley Morrison, Seattle Terry Morrison, Shoreline Marcia Mullins, Seattle Rev. Randall Mullins, New Creation Community, Seattle  Camilla Munson, Seattle Kelly Murphy, Shoreline Ed Myer, Seattle Hans Nelsen, Vashon Dick Nelson, Seattle Suzanne & Glen Nelson, Kenmore Ginny NiCarthy, Seattle Rev. Weldon Nisly, Pastor, Seattle Mennonite Church, Seattle  John Oliveira, Darrington Abe Osheroff, Seattle Eleanor Owen, Seattle Roni Jo Patterson, Seattle Susan J. Perkins, Seattle Henry Perry, Seattle Rev. Tim Phillips, University Baptist Church, Seattle  Barbara, RN Phinney, Pres., Local 3197, American Federation of Government Employees

Mark and Jean Poole, Seattle Bart Preecs, Edmonds Tom Preston, Seattle Christopher Pringer, Rachel Corrie Brigade of Veterans For Peace, Seattle  Robyn Pruitt-Hamm, Seattle Marcy Reed, Seattle Jon Reinsch, Seattle Tom Reiter, Renton Jackie Renn John Repp, Seattle Sandra & Stan Richardson, Seattle Elizabeth Roberts, Bremerton Prakash Rorberts, Tacoma Will Rose Wendy Rosenau, Seattle Randy Rowland, Pepper Spray Productions, Seattle  Lisa Rutzick, Seattle Bert Sacks, Seattle Tom & Mary Savage, Seattle Edwin Schlapfer, Seattle Jeremy Schrader, Seattle Rita & Dick Selin, Seattle Callie Shanafelt, Seattle Margaret Shannon, Seattle Sharon Sherrad, Kirkland John & Paula Shifley, Seattle Forest Shomer, Port Townsend Kris Siebert, Issaquah Bob Siegel, Center for Social Justice  Cypress Sigman, Seattle Dorothy Smith, Chehalis Susanna Smith, Seattle Jennifer Smolen, Bellevue Viki Sonntag, Seattle Ibrahim R. Soudy, Seattle Mary & Greg Speltz, Seattle Dane Spencer, Bainbridge Island Miriam Spencer, Bellevue Diane Spenglen, Bainbridge Island David Swanson, Kirkland Gary Swearingen Eddie Tews, Bainbridge Island Kay Thode, Seattle Wendy Thomason, Lake Stevens David Thornbrugh, Seattle Anne Thureson, Renton Michael Tivana, Dir., Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation  Maria Tomchick, Seattle Barb Tomlinson, Seattle Michael Toubbeh, Newcastle Lauren Tozzi, CCWA/AFT, Seattle  Nancy Trees, Seattle Charlotte Utting, Seattle Ann Vanderpool-Kimura, Tacoma Deanna J. Vesco, Seattle Selma Waldman, Seattle Chris Waldron, Kirkland Dustin Washington, Seattle Brian Watson, Bremerton Vince Webb Rodger Webster, Seattle Charles Weems, Seattle Rita Weinstein, Seattle Mike Weisman, Reclaim the Media, Seattle  Merle Weiss, Seattle David Wesley Wesley, Real Change Newspaper, Seattle  Connie Wheeler, Bellevue Margie White, R.N., Bellingham Rosie Wigutoff, MSW, Martha Willard, Issaquah Tamika Williams, Seattle Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wingard-Phillips, Seattle Bill Witherup, Seattle Alice Woldt, Seattle Esther Wolf, Seattle Norman Wolf, Seattle Eiya Wolfe, All Visibility Project, Seattle  Kim Wool, Seattle Maryn Wynne, Shoreline Chris Yambor, Seattle Mike Yarrow, Organizer, Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation, Seattle  Ruth Yarrow, Seattle Linda York, SNOW - Lake City, Seattle  Bernice Youtz, Tacoma Elias Ziad, Prof., Bothell Frank Zucker, Seattle International Human Rights Coaltion, Seattle  (Organizational affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.)

 

Updated on October 10, 2004.

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