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The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), formerly known as the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, is a non-profit media-monitoring and advocacy organization founded in 1982 by Winifred Meiselman in response to media coverage of Israel's Lebanon incursion. Co-founder Charles Jacobs also played a role in establishing the organization. CAMERA operates as a pro-Israel watchdog that systematically monitors media outlets for perceived anti-Israel bias, inaccuracies, or skewed characterizations, frequently demanding corrections and mobilizing grassroots pressure against news organizations such as National Public Radio (NPR) and The New York Times. The organization maintains a significant presence on university campuses through its 'CAMERA on Campus' initiative, which provides training, resources, and stipends to students to counter pro-Palestinian narratives. It also operates specialized departments focused on Spanish, Arabic, and Hebrew language media. While CAMERA describes itself as a non-partisan research organization, critics and journalists often characterize it as a right-wing advocacy group that employs aggressive tactics, including a 2008 attempt to covertly influence Wikipedia's editorial process, to promote a specific pro-Israel perspective.