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<http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/glenn-beck-named-misinformer-of-2009/>Glenn Beck Named ‘Misinformer’ of 2009by Ann Murray-YavarDec 23rd, 2009 1:14 PM

Media Matters For America has named Fox News anchor Glenn Beck the ‘2009 Misinformer of the Year.’

The organization cited Beck’s “disturbing use of race and race-baiting” (which caused 80 advertisers to drop their ads from his show), “red scare” strategies of calling leading political figures communists, popularizing Sarah Palin’s use of the term “death panels” in the health-care debate, fostering comparisons between the current administration and Nazi Germany, as well as encouraging “violent, anti-government rhetoric” and a belief and support of “wild conspiracies.”

“Each year, Media Matters has the difficult task of determining which media figure has been the most prolific and influential purveyor of conservative misinformation,” Media Matters president Eric Burns said in a statement. “But this year, our choice was easy. Glenn Beck’s paranoid conspiracy theories, disturbing use of race and race-baiting, and tea-party cheerleading made him a shoo-in for Misinformer of the Year for 2009.”

Media Matters, which was launched in 2004 by journalist and author David Brock, describes itself as a “not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.” The organization utilizes content analysis, fact-checking, and media-monitoring to track the American media arena.

Glenn Beck is the host of ‘The Glenn Beck Program’ on Fox News. He is a former Top 40 Radio DJ, author and publisher, and former CNN anchor.