Media Whores Online, also known as mediawhoresonline.com or The Horse or often just MWO, was a left-wing American political webzine that operated as a media watchdog. The site operated from 2000 until early 2004, and quickly established a reputation for quotability. By 2002 James Carville and Paul Begala would frequently cite MWO on CNN's Crossfire. The founder, known pseudonymously as Jennifer Kelly or JennyQ, has never been publicly identified....
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Media Whores Online, also known as mediawhoresonline.com or The Horse or often just MWO, was a left-wing American political webzine that operated as a media watchdog. The site operated from 2000 until early 2004, and quickly established a reputation for quotability. By 2002 James Carville and Paul Begala would frequently cite MWO on CNN's Crossfire. The founder, known pseudonymously as Jennifer Kelly or JennyQ, has never been publicly identified.
The activities of JennyQ apparently began on the Salon.com Table Talk forums. That same year, MWO was noted for having created a Chris Matthews drinking game.
MWO published sometimes-daily blog-like updates of news stories. Its best-known feature was the "Whore of the Week" item, which skewered a generally high-profile media figure for favorable coverage of Republicans or uncritical acceptance of right-wing talking points. A converse feature was a standing "Media in Exile" list of reporters and others that MWO deemed to "uphold the standards...
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