White House Offers 'Reality Check'
White House New Media Director Macon Phillips provided an update late Monday on the White House's "Reality Check" Web site, saying the offering -- meant to provide facts about health reform -- has itself become "the target of fear-mongering and online rumors that are the tactics of choice for the defenders of the status quo." In a post on the official White House blog, Phillips provided an update on e-mail distribution issues and made a pitch for citizens to suggest new topics to be covered on the Reality Check site.
"It has come to our attention that some people may have been subscribed to our e-mail lists without their knowledge - likely as a result of efforts by outside groups of all political stripes- and we regret any inconvenience caused by receiving an unexpected message," he wrote, emphasizing the administration has not and will not add names from a commercial or political list to the White House list. Phillips pointed out there's a link to unsubscribe from e-mails at the bottom of each message and WhiteHouse.gov has boosted the security of its mailing list and will continue to safeguard users' information.
With respect to suggestions for topics to cover on the Reality Check site, Phillips said the administration has seen an "incredible response" from visitors who are using the tools provided on the site to share videos and other content. The e-mail address set up last week to solicit ideas is now closed (see earlier Tech Daily Dose post) and all feedback should be sent through: whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/contact. Read more of Phillips's blog post here.
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