WebWatch and the Center for Media and Democracy are pleased to announce the launch of our blog-driven, Wiki-based site, Full Frontal Scrutiny, a project devoted to unmasking the work of hidden persuaders on the Web.

Full Frontal Scrutiny, a joint venture between WebWatch and the Center, seeks to shine a light on front groups -- organizations that state a particular agenda, while hiding or obscuring their identity, membership or sponsorship, or all three.

Full Frontal Scrutiny debuted today with two exclusive features: An investigation of front group activity in the popular online information resource Wikipedia, including a guide to help consumers get the most out of that site; and a history of front groups and their activities.

Full Frontal Scrutiny will also publish selected content from WebWatch and from the Center’s SourceWatch database, as well as aggregating news about front groups from other reliable sources. We also invite contributions from interested readers. Visit www.FrontGroups.org to learn more.