Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) was just on Fox News announcing a new "Media Fairness Initiative" group in the House of Representatives. He said this new caucus now has "about a dozen members". The following information is from Rep. Smith's House of Representatives website. Links to a "Media Fairness Iniative Newsletter" from January 7, 2009, to June 3 2009, are given at the source.

MEDIA FAIRNESS INITIATIVE

Like many Americans, I have become increasingly concerned about unfair reporting by the mainstream news media. The purpose of the Media Fairness Initiative is not to censor or condemn, but to encourage the media to adhere to the highest standards of reporting and provide the American people with the facts, balanced stories and fair coverage of the news.

Thomas Jefferson once said, “The only security of all is in a free press.â€