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In The News
| ProCon.org has been mentioned in the New York Times, BBC, 60 Minutes, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Slate, Houston Chronicle, several radio stations, and numerous other media sources.
We're thrilled by the attention, and we would love more of it. Scroll down to see our growing list of media references or select by year. We bolded the ProCon.org topic referenced by the media in each entry.
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122. WPRI / East Providence, RI
June 9, 2009
WPRI, a CBS-affiliate television station in Rhode Island and part of Massachusetts, posted a story on its website by reporter Nancy Krause titled “RI Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Compassion Center Bill,” that linked to our chart of 13 states with legal medical marijuana on Medical Marijuana ProCon.org. |
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121. The Telegraph / Alton, IL
May 30, 2009
The Telegraph, a daily newspaper covering five counties in Illinois, published an article by reporter Laura Griffith titled “Sides Split over Medical Marijuana Bill,” that linked to Medical Marijuana ProCon.org. |
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120. Thom Hartmann Radio Program / Portland, OR
May 19, 2009
The website for the Thom Hartmann Radio Program, broadcast daily on more than 60 stations nationwide and on XM and Sirius Satellite radio, linked to Death Penalty ProCon.org as a resource for additional information for the May 19, 2009 show.
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119. New York Times / New York, NY
May 19, 2009
The New York Times, in a May 19, 2009 article titled “Is Manny Ramirez Really All That Bad?” by Randy Cohen – aka The Ethicist, linked to Sports and Drugs ProCon.org.
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118. The Raw Story / Washington, DC
May 18, 2009
The Raw Story, an online alternative media publication ranked in the top 16,000 out of 16,000,000 websites (as of May 22, 2009), published an article on May 18, 2009, by its Editor, John Byrne, titled “Supreme Court Action Upholds Medical Marijuana.” The article referenced the ProCon.org chart of state laws on medical marijuana. |
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117. Kankakee Daily Journal / Kankakee, IL
Apr. 16, 2009
The Kankakee Daily Journal, a daily newspaper serving a five county region south of Chicago, published an article by reporter Leila Noelliste titled “Medical Marijuana Has Its Drawbacks” that referenced ProCon.org.
The article contains portions of an interview with ProCon.org’s Managing Editor about the pros and cons of Marinol as compared to medical marijuana. |
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116. The Columbian / Vancouver, WA
Apr. 16, 2009
The editors of The Columbian, the daily newspaper serving Clark County, Washington, wrote an editorial titled “In our view April 16: Progress for Felons” which referenced Felon Voting ProCon.org.
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115. Orlando Sentinel / Orlando, FL
Apr. 9, 2009
The “Today’s Buzz” section of the Orlando Sentinel on April 9, 2009 explored a medical marijuana initiative in Florida. ProCon.org was one of three organizations linked as a resource for more information about medical marijuana.
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114. The Courier News / Elgin, IL
Apr. 4, 2009
The Courier News, the daily newspaper of Elgin, Illinois and surrounding cities, referenced Medical Marijuana ProCon.org in a story by reporter Charity Bonner titled “Politicians, Doctors Conflicted Over Medical Marijuana.” The article included one link only – ours – and said “Visit http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org for more information on the topic.”
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113. Choice / Middletown, CT
Apr. 2009
ProCon.org was recommended in the April 2009 issue of CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, an official publication of the American Library Association. The publication is subscription-based, and it goes out to 35,000 librarians, faculty, and related entities. The reviewer, J.A. Knapp of Pennsylvania State University at Altoona, wrote in part:
“Pros of this resource include its ease of use, content, and organization, which are quite good for a free resource. Sites are balanced and well documented, offering source documents, maps, and time lines.”
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112. Toward Freedom / New York, NY
Mar. 26, 2009
Toward Freedom, a publication for “progressive” news since 1952, referenced Medical Marijuana ProCon.org twice in an article by Dr. Shawna L. Swanberg titled “Is This Watched Pot About to Boil?” The article mentioned our medical marijuana surveys page and our state laws page.
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111. Sacramento Bee / Sacramento, CA
Mar. 25, 2009
The Sacramento Bee, the daily newspaper of Sacramento since 1857 and one of the 25 largest circulating dailies in the United States, referenced Voting Machines ProCon.org in a prominent link titled “Read arguments for and against the use of electronic voting machines.”
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110. The Guardian / London, England
Mar. 23, 2009
The Guardian, one of the largest circulating newspapers in England, published an article by capital punishment expert Richard Dieter titled “Time to Put Down the Death Penalty” that linked to Death Penalty ProCon.org.
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109. Washington Post / Washington, DC
Mar. 20, 2009
The Washington Post, in a Health article by Jennifer Huget titled “A New Wind A-Blowin' for Medical Marijuana?,” contained a link to Medical Marijuana ProCon.org.
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108. Worthington Daily Globe / Worthington, MN
Mar. 20, 2009
The Worthington Daily Globe, the daily newspaper of Worthington, Minnesota, published an article by reported Justine Wettschrek titled "Medical Marijuana Gets Thumbs-Down from Local Law Enforcement" that referenced ProCon.org. The article said in part:
"At ProCon.org, a list of the top 10 pros and cons of medical marijuana was compiled, with quotes from doctors, medical associations and researchers chiming in on both sides of the issue." It concluded with "For more information, visit http://www.medicalmarijuana.procon.org/"
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107. Meridian Star / Meridian, MS
Mar. 20, 2009
The Meridian Star in Meridian, Mississippi featured an opinion article by Managing Editor Steve Gillespie titled "Listless Over Lists" that referenced only one website, procon.org. The article said in part:
"Check out www.procon.org, where you can find lists of reasons to be for and against things like the death penalty, euthanasia, legalized prostitution, whether 'under God' should be in the Pledge of Allegiance and more fun stuff like that."
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106. Inland Empire Weekly / Corona, CA
Mar. 19, 2009
The Inland Empire Weekly, the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, published an article by David Silva titled “Medical Pot Still Generating a Lot of Fire” that referenced Medical Marijuana ProCon.org. The article contained a link to one website only – ours.
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105. The Daily Iowan / Iowa City, IA
Mar. 13, 2009
The Daily Iowan, in a Mar. 13, 2009 article by writer Shawn Gude titled “Medicinal Pot Fails in Iowa” referenced ProCon.org. The article mentioned that 13 states had legalized medical marijuana and that “none of which border Iowa – according to the nonprofit site ProCon.org.”
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104. WCCO / Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN
Mar. 11, 2009
WCCO, a CBS-affiliate television station in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, aired a story about the potential passage of a medical marijuana law in Minnesota. Reporter Pat Kessler wrote an accompanying online article titled “Reality Check: Medical Marijuana Path to Approval?” that linked to Medical Marijuana ProCon.org twice in the article’s references to the 13 states with legal medical marijuana.
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103. The Telegraph / Alton, IL
Mar. 4, 2009
The Telegraph, the daily newspaper of Alton, Illinois, published an article on Mar. 4, 2009 by reporter Laura Griffith titled “Illinois House Committee OK’s Medical Use of Marijuana” that referenced Medical Marijuana ProCon.org as one of the four suggested links for more information.
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102. CBS News / New York, NY
Mar. 4, 2009
CBS News, on the “Health” homepage of its national website, referenced ProCon.org as the first link its “Web Resources” section. The link titled “ProCon.org” pointed directly to the “1-minute Overview” on our Medical Marijuana ProCon.org website.
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101. Philanthropy Journal / Raleigh, NC
Feb. 24, 2009
Philanthropy Journal, an online publication focused on nonprofit news and resources, published an article on Feb. 24, 2009 titled “Top Nonprofit Employers Named” that referenced ProCon.org. The article highlighted the fact that ProCon.org had been awarded the 2009 “ Best Place to Work For” Award by Opportunity Knocks.
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100. WAMC-Northeast Public Radio / Albany, NY
Feb. 12, 2009
WAMC Northeast Public Radio near Albany NY, aired a program by Susan Barnett about "The Economics of Marijuana" in which she interviewed ProCon.org Managing Editor, Kamy Akhavan, along with others. She called ProCon.org a "nonprofit educational organization which examines both sides of hot button issues. ProCon takes no stand. It simply offers evidence."
We have made this five minute interview available for free download as an MP3 audio file (1.8 MB). Click here to listen to the interview now, or right click and select "save as" to save to your computer and listen later. The ProCon.org reference begins at the 2:34 mark.
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99. Star Tribune / Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Feb. 10, 2009
The Star Tribune, a daily newspaper based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota published an article titled "Obama Has Hinted at Support for Medical Marijuana" in which journalist Bob von Sternberg discussed the possibility of Minnesota legalizing medical marijuana. He then wrote, "For a rundown on what the other 13 states have done, go to www.ProCon.org."
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98. Examiner.com / Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 6, 2009
Examiner.com, a local news and information online magazine operating in 60 major markets, published an article on Feb. 6, 2009 by its Nutrition Examiner, Annie Kay, that referenced ProCon.org. The article titled “Marijuana and Nutrition; Does It Really Help?,” linked to Medical Marijuana ProCon.org twice.
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97. Sports Central / Charlotte, NC
Feb. 5, 2009
Sports Central, a sports fan commentary blog/magazine, referenced ProCon.org repeatedly in an article titled "Taking a Stand on Performance-Enhancing Drugs" by Sean Crowe. He took us to task for presenting his views on performance enhancing drugs as "not clearly pro or con" and he wrote an entire article explaining his position in no uncertain terms. The article contained one link and three references to ProCon.org.
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96. WLPO 1220 AM /Oglesby, IL
Jan. 25, 2009
WLPO in Oglesby, Illinois interviewed ProCon.org’s Managing Editor, Kamy Akhavan, for about 17 minutes on John Small’s Saturday morning show. Topics discussed included performance enhancing drugs in sports, the Big Three bailout, milk, and other topics that ProCon.org explores. John Small had first suggested the topic of steroids in sports to ProCon.org back in Feb. 26, 2006. He said he was pleased that we had developed our website Sports and Drugs ProCon.org, and he encouraged his listeners to make donations to us.
We have made this interview available for free download as an MP3 audio file (3.8 MB). Click here to listen to the interview now, or right click and select "save as" to save to your computer and listen later.
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95. Salem-News.com / Salem, OR
Jan. 25, 2009
SalemNews.com, a locally owned news service for Salem, OR and surrounding areas, referenced ProCon.org. The article "Illegal Drugs: Part Three - Public Policy & Limited Research" by Dorsett Bennett discussed medical marijuana among other subjects, and it acknowledged using "materials from ProCon.org."
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94. Popular Science / New York, NY
Jan. 7, 2009
Popular Science magazine, in an online article titled "What Counts as Drug Use in Sports" by "The Score" columnist Brett Zarda, featured an entire article about ProCon.org.
The article included a link to ProCon.org, and it stated in part:
“Every issue has two sides and at ProCon.org they offer the pros and cons to each. From politics to prostitution to the death penalty, the non-partisan nonprofit organization has invited experts to offer their unbiased, differing, opinions on controversial issues since 2004. The latest topic on the forum? Drug use in sports...
The sports topic, still new, has 30 questions and more than 250 responses from 200 sports experts (Lance Armstrong, Gene Upshaw, Gary Wadler, etc). The site goes to great length to stress that what they present is 'intended for the public, policy makers, the media, scholars, scientists, and students. It is not represented as science, but rather as a compilation of the best Pro, Con, or General Reference responses we can find on each site's core question and related issues.' Sounds better than much of the so-called science available elsewhere on the Web and well worth a read.” |
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93. Sand Mountain Reporter / Albertville, AL
Jan. 3, 2009
The Sand Mountain Reporter of Albertville, Alabama referenced ProCon.org in a Jan. 3, 2009 article by reporter Lionel Green titled “’Divided’ City?” about immigration in Alabama.
The article discussed the actions of Aylene Sepulveda, a legal assistant for an attorney in Birmingham, AL whose clientele are 95% Hispanic. She attended an Albertville City Council meeting to speak on behalf of the local Hispanic community. The article explained in part:
“Sepulveda distributed information from ProCon.org, an independent nonprofit group whose goal is to promote education of controversial issues by presenting both sides.” |
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92. The Real News Network / Toronto, Canada
Jan. 1, 2009
The Real News, a television news and documentary network of mostly online news casts, listed ProCon.org under its “Other Sources” column.
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