Dear ProCon.org readers, 2013 was another successful year for us. Some of our major accomplishments for the year were:
In sum, in 2013 we surpassed 60 million unique visitors, 138.5 million pageviews, 2.7 billion hits, and we have launched 50 pro-con websites since we started in 2004. Thank you for your continued interest in the information we supply, and thanks to our talented researchers, IT Manager, President/Managing Editor, Board Members, interns, and volunteers. Thanks as well to our expert sources, the media who referenced us, the tens of thousands of times teachers have used our content in the classroom, and to the millions of ProCon.org readers who helped our organization become so popular. And a big thanks to all our supporters for your helping us continue our work Sincerely, Steven C. Markoff |
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Here’s a summary of our cumulative web traffic from 2004 to 2013:
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Dec. 2, 2013 | The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Minority Television Project v. FCC referenced our headline article, “ProCon.org and Pivot.tv Join Forces on Critical Thinking Campaign” and linked to ProCon.org. It was our first reference in a circuit court ruling. |
Dec. 2, 2013 | ProCon.org and the Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, U.S. held a celebrity golf tournament fundraiser on Dec. 2, 2013 at the Calabasas Country Club. Celebrity participants included former NHL player Marty McSorley, former MLB player Royce Clayton, former NFL player Hank Baskett and his wife, reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson, senior golf pro Steve Pate, former NBA player Norm Nixon, and actors Patrick Warburton, Alan Thicke, Anthony Anderson, Ryan Merriman, Sheila Shah, Stephen Bishop, Chris Rich, Jeremy Sumpter, Christopher McDonald, Paula Trickey, Josh Morrow, and Kato Kaelin. See dozens of photos from our successful event. |
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July 29, 2013 | ProCon.org participated in the Junior Statesmen of America’s “2013 Gene A. Burd Institute on L.A. Media and Politics” for the fifth year in a row. Our 2-hour critical thinking seminar on social networking was called “phenomenal” and “fabulous” by participating students. After analyzing pro/con statements, brainstorming pro and con arguments, discussing both statements and arguments in small groups and as one large group, and conducting additional exercises to stimulate critical thinking, 15% of the students changed their minds about social networking and 100% of the students felt engaged and stimulated by the seminar. |
July 22, 2013 | ProCon.org Passes 4,000 Schools Milestone – Teachers, librarians, and educational administrators at 806 elementary schools, 2,063 high schools, and 1,055 colleges and universities in all 50 states and 57 countries have used ProCon.org in their lesson plans, resource lists, and other instructional materials. |
July 12-13, 2013 | ProCon.org exhibited at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) conference in Torrance, CA. The collective attention to critical thinking and informed citizenship was impressive. |
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Mar. 2, 2013 | ProCon.org and the March of Dimes Canada held a celebrity golf tournament on March 2, 2013 at the Desert Dunes Golf Club in Desert Hot Springs, California to raise money for our nonprofit organizations. It was our first ever fundraising event. See dozens of our celebrity golf tournament photos or watch the celebrity golf tournament videos on our YouTube channel. |
VIP Correspondence: We’ve received beneficial feedback and/or content from many VIPs. Here’s a random sample (in alphabetical order):
Ralph Benko, former Deputy General Counsel for the Reagan Administration Howard Berman, former Member of the US House of Representatives (D-CA) Theodora Capaldo, President of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS) Karen Cator, CEO of Digital Promise and former Director of the Office of Education Technology at the US Department of Education Christopher Eisgruber, Provost of Princeton University Scott Gilliam, Director of Training for D.A.R.E. America Sarah Barringer Gordon, Professor of Constitutional Law & Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania Ruchira Gupta, Founder and President of Apne Aap Women Worldwide Erwin J. Haeberle, Founder and Director of the Archive for Sexology Paul A. Heise, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Lebanon Valley College Tom Holder, Founder of Speaking of Research Charles Kadlec, Member of the Economic Advisory Board of the American Principles Project Andrew Knight, Veterinarian and Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics Kay Lazar, Health Reporter for The Boston Globe Nathan Lewis, Principal of Kiku Capital Management LLC James Livingston, Professor of History at Rutgers University Joel C. Lombardi, Assistant Attorney for the New York State Department of Health Bureau of House Counsel Jan Lundberg, Founder of the Lundberg Survey Michael Mazerov, Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Doug McVay, Director of Research at Common Sense for Drug Policy National Association of Elementary School Principals Rebecca L. Pearson, Assistant Professor in the Health Education Program Physical Education at Central Washington University People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) David W. Purcell, Deputy Director for Behavioral and Social Science in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dario Ringach, Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology at the University of California at Los Angeles Michael H. Schwartz Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University Matthew Vadum, Senior Editor at Capital Research Center Tom Vander Ark, CEO/Partner of Getting Smart and former Executive Director of Education at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Cathy Young, Contributing Editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com
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