Founded in 1985, the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) is "a nonpartisan research and educational organization which conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media." The primary goal of the CMPA is "to provide an empirical basis for ongoing debates over media fairness and impact through well-documented, timely, and readable studies of media content." On their homepage, visitors can read through their latest press releases, and then move along to their "Studies" area. Here they will find timely studies on recent elections, previous elections dating back to 1988, and even reports on the political humor deployed by late night comedians. Visitors should also check out the "Media Monitor" area, which brings together current and previous issues of this bi-monthly publication which presents the central findings of their research studies.