Nominate a reporter as a 'Truth Vigilante'

We're now taking nominations for "Truth Vigilante" shout-outs. If you see a great news report where the writer calls out a source for lying (without waffling about it), send me the link and we'll name the writer a "Truth Vigilante" on the site.

Ideally, we're looking for the type of truth vigilante that Arthur Brisbane wrote about in his NYT piece: a reporter, confronted with a lie from a source, who calls out that source in the story.

Fact-check sidebars are great, as are blog posts calling out someone else's sources. And we'll consider those for Truth Vigilante shout-outs, too. But, ideally, we'd really like to honor reporters who show both the guts and the know-how to take on their own sources who lie to them. So, please, keep your eyes open and send in links when you find them.

Also, thanks to all those who've become fans of Truth Vigilante on Facebook. We now have an easy-to-remember URL shortcut for our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/truthvigilante. Please click and become a fan, if you haven't already.

Two more items:

1) Thanks to Eric Ulken for the font face suggestion for the new flag. He's also suggested "Truth Vigilante" T-shirts, which I think is a great idea. Anyone want to take a crack at designing one? (Free shirts and linkbacks in exchange.) Email if you're interested in either designing a shirt, or simply buying one. If there's enough interest, I'll put in an order. (By the way, I hate the quality of CafePress stuff. If we're gonna do shirts, we're gonna do 'em right.)

2) If anyone would like to help with curating the site by getting a log-in to post to the blog, email me. If I don't already know you in person, please include an introduction that convinces me you're not a spammer or a troll. Thanks.

Robert Niles also can be found at http://www.themeparkinsider.com

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