Yesterday a new Web app called Spinspotter was launched. News consumers are constantly crying foul on media bias, or “spin” in reports. Reporters’ political views can surface, or they break other cardinal rule of objectivity, like being misleading, not citing sources, etc. Recently, CNN’s Campbell Brown caught some flack for her interview with McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds. She was questioning the experience of GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin. Was she too harsh? Would she be this rough on Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden? The McCain camp thought so and cancelled a subsequent interview on the network. During primary season, many (including Sen. Hilary Clinton) believed the media took what would be considered “sexist” shots at the candidate, calling her everything from a “nagging wife” to MSNBC’s Chris Matthews saying she was a senator because her husband, President Bill Clinton, cheated on her and people felt sorry for her. There are plenty of times when news consumers, i.e. you and me, not just professional journalists, can see the scale tipping one way or another in a story. So, Spinspotter lets you do something about it. Much, like a Wikipedia entry it allows you to add remarks to an article where you think there’s spin. What’s considered spin? Well, a team of journalists, with varied political beliefs decided what to look out for. It’s easy enough to start. Just download your “spinoculars.” And, it only works with Firefox 3 so you may have to start there. Now, go and create a spin-free zone! UPDATE: I found my first article with Spin!(well, first one with spin accd. to Spin Spotter)