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I have prepared a short addition to this article that I would like reviewed by other editors. In July of this year Heritage Action for America launched the radio show Istook Live! hosted by Ernest Istook. I think it would be appropriate to add this information to the end of this article.
However, I have a potential conflict of interest here. I am an employee of The Heritage Foundation, a sister organization to Heritage Action for America. Below is the addition I suggest. Can another editor review this suggestion and make the change if it looks ok? Thanks! Thurmant ( talk) 19:47, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
The group co-sponsors the ratio show Istook Live, hosted by former congressman Ernest Istook (ref) DGG ( talk ) 23:33, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, I've noticed that there's a new addition to this article about the NDAA, that is incorrect and unsourced. I'd like to ask that this be removed as it's misleading to readers of this article. Here are the sentences in question:
Neither of these statements are true. The organization has not voiced support for this provision and only scored a few minor provisions of the law, not including the provision regarding indefinite detention. I'd remove this myself, but I work for The Heritage Foundation. Can someone please remove this incorrect information? Thanks! Thurmant ( talk) 20:44, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
-- 'NDAA' is not found in the article. --
Charles Edwin Shipp (
talk)
14:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
The very first source to define what sort of organization Heritage Action is, should NOT be the Daily Caller. The very title of that article has incorrect information in it. Heritage Action is actually the opposite of "grassroots organizing". It is what is referred to as "astroturf" (which is activism from the top down instead of the ground up). Furthermore, the Daily Caller is a highly partisan source that reprints the Heritage Foundation's talking points without questioning them. Lastly, there is no information in this wiki to indicate exactly what type of organization Heritage Action is when it comes to taxation. Is it a 501-(c)4? Is it a PAC? Is it a Super-PAC? Wikipedia readers deserve to know this information first since it matters a great deal as to their credibility in politics. 69.245.239.174 ( talk) 07:37, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
Yes it looks very much to me like someone frmo the Heritage Foundation/Heritage Action involved with PR has subtly edited this page to suit their own ends. What needs to happen is that non-ideological sources need to be found detailing exactly what this organisation does and whether it really is a grassroots organisation. I would be happy to help with this and start working on this article. ( KingHiggins ( talk) 20:47, 17 October 2013 (UTC))
Saw him on cspan and went looking here for his bio. Woefully inadequate for this Bold Ideas hawker.-- Wikipietime ( talk) 15:26, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm looking for editors to review a proposed revision I have prepared for this article. My revision aims to correct several main issues I see with the current article:
The draft I've prepared is in my user space here:
I have prepared this draft on behalf of Heritage Action and would like to acknowledge my conflict of interest with this topic. Because of my relationship to the subject, I am asking that other editors review what I have prepared and provide me with feedback I can use to improve the article. I would also like to invite editors to make any changes necessary directly to my draft if they would like. Additionally, I hope that someone will be willing to move the draft out of my user space and replace the live article when it is ready to go. Due to my COI, I'd like to avoid any direct edits to the article.
Below I've provided a little more information about the changes between the current article and my draft. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything not covered here.
I have:
One final note, I have not yet uploaded an image for use in this article as the organization's logo will fall under fair use restrictions. I would like to add an image to the infobox once the update to the article has been completed.
Looking forward to discussing this draft with editors. Thanks, Morzabeth ( talk) 17:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
I haven't scrutinised super closely, but I'm a bit concerned about the couple of examples of clear bias (removing "negative" information) that you haven't mentioned in your list of changes. I really appreciate your taking the trouble to go through the COI process properly, though, and sorry you haven't had more of a response. Stevage 00:31, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Editorial commentary, analysis and opinion pieces, whether written by the editors of the publication (editorials) or outside authors (op-eds) are reliable primary sources for statements attributed to that editor or author, but are rarely reliable for statements of fact. (emphasis mine)
Hello Morzabeth. I see that, since August 14th, no comments have been added to this discussion and no changes have been made to your draft. More than 2 months have passed since then. It appears you did not (yet) use the three sources mentioned by User:Nagle. This is not necessarily a problem. What is a problem is your goal to have your draft replace the existing article. I don't think continuing this long discussion about a large new draft is the best way forward. I believe it is much more likely that edit requests on your part will be implemented if the suggested changes are relatively small and regarding the existing article. As User:NatGertler wrote, "When faced with a small amount of new data rather than a wall of it, editors will be better able to check [things]." Do you agree that closing this COI edit request, and then allowing you to open one or more smaller COI edit requests regarding the existing article, is a good solution? Almost all Wikipedians are volunteers, and the longer this current edit request becomes, the less likely it is that editors will be willing to read through all the text (and the draft) to figure out what exactly is being discussed here. -- 82.136.210.153 ( talk) 21:15, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Request:
Hi, This article requires a few updates that I would like to bring to the attention of an editor. Michael A. Needham is no longer working at Heritage Action (Roll Call article available here [1]). In addition, Tim Chapman is now the executive director of Heritage Action for America (as stated in the organization’s press release available here [2]) and Dan Holler remains in the position of Vice President. Both positions are noted on the organization’s website here as well [3]. I suggest that these two positions be highlighted in the infobox: 1. Replace “Chief Executive Officer” with “Executive Director” and “Michael A. Needham” with “Tim Chapman” and 2. Replace “Chief Operating Officer” with “Vice President” and “Tim Chapman” with “Dan Holler.”
I also request that these changes be noted throughout the article in three other distinct places: 1. In the first paragraph, replace “It is led by chief executive Michael A. Needham.” with “It is led by executive director Tim Chapman.” 2. Under “Background and history” please replace “Heritage Action began with a staff of ten, including chief executive officer Michael A. Needham and chief operating officer Timothy J. Chapman.” with either “Heritage Action began with a staff of ten, including former chief executive officer Michael A. Needham, who left the organization in 2018 to become Marco Rubio’s chief of staff, and current executive director Timothy J. Chapman.” or simply “Heritage action began with a staff of ten, including current executive director Timothy J. Chapman.” 3. Under “Criticism of Trump” replace “ Heritage Action CEO” with “former Heritage Action CEO” if this information is still deemed relevant to the page.
My second request is regarding the second sentence in the first paragraph of the article. It reads “The organization has state operations in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.” While this information is correct, Heritage Action now has state operations throughout the United States (noted in this National Review article here [4] and on their website here [5]). For this reason, I would to propose changing “The organization has state operations in North Carolina and Pennsylvania” to “The organization has grassroots movements throughout the United States.” If that change is not deemed appropriate for any reason, I would instead request that the first clause of the sentence be taken out completely.
I would make these edits and updates myself, but I am currently working at the organization. Could someone please update this information? Thank you. MaggieDe ( talk) 18:48, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
````As above, Jessica Anderson is now VP of Heritage Action. She replaced Dan Holler earlier this year. Heritage Action now uses a new logo, which Wikipedia will not allow me to upload, but I have provided a link to here: https://heritageaction.com/ (the logo is in the top left corner). Due to a conflict of interest, I have not made these changes or added the below section myself.
I have also typed up a new section on Jessica Anderson and Tim Chapman to follow the section "Relationship with Donald Trump" titled "Needham's Departure and New Leadership".
Please add: In early 2018, Michael Needham left Heritage Action and became Marco Rubio’s chief of staff in April. Following Needham’s departure, Tim Chapman was named Executive Director of Heritage Action on May 22, 2018. Chapman previously served as Heritage Action’s chief operating officer and as chief of staff to Heritage Foundation President Ed J. Feulner, Ph.D.
In June 2018 Jessica Anderson was named as Vice President to replace outgoing Vice President Dan Holler. Anderson returned to Heritage Action after working for the Trump Administration in the Office of Management and Budget.
Under this new leadership, Heritage Action continues to fight for conservative policy victories in Washington D.C. through a combination of direct lobbying and grassroots activism.
In 2018, Heritage Action spent $2.5 million and backed 12 Republican House candidates in the midterm elections. Using a combination of direct-mail, digital, and TV advertising to educate voters on the positive effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Heritage Action aimed to remind stalwart conservatives of the benefits of last year’s tax cuts while also taking their message to swing voters.
~~@Nat Gertler Thank you for taking a look at my suggested edits. As you saw, the bulk of the edits are informational and I believe general readership would be benefited by knowing who the current leadership of the organization is.
Regarding the language around elections - this is a new development for Heritage Action and is noteworthy, with many news outlets writing about it ( Wall Street Journal, McClatchy, The Hill, Vox). It is also factual and relevant that while the organization was backing specific candidates, the messaging was about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
From the Wall Street Journal, "To change that, Heritage Action plans to spend $2.5 million, starting in early September, to help Republicans win in 14 congressional districts. The group plans to use its money on direct mail and digital ads promoting its view of how the tax law passed by Republicans last December is benefiting voters there."
From Vox, "There are still groups betting on taxes. Conservative lobbying group Heritage Action for America is messaging exclusively around the tax bill for the 2018 midterms and is spending $2.5 million in 12 congressional districts on direct mail, digital advertisements, and television spots that are both positive and negative."
Regarding use of the adjective "stalwart" - it was used in connection with "swing voter" and was meant to convey that the advertising was directed at a broad audience. I understand that another word choice may be more suited towards conveying that idea.
Regarding the sentence, "Under this new leadership, Heritage Action continues to fight for conservative policy victories in Washington D.C. through a combination of direct lobbying and grassroots activism," perhaps an alternative may be better suited. "Under this new leadership, Heritage Action's mission remains unchanged." The purpose of the sentence is to inform readers that the mission of the organization continues to be the same with the leadership change.
Lastly, I have uploaded our new logo to wikipedia so that it can be updated. Please see /info/en/?search=File:Heritage_Action_for_America_Logo.jpg
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eugeneformerlyofsavoy ( talk • contribs) 14:12, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
References
The world 'heritage' used in a political context by these 'NGOs' triggers the word 'Nazi' to come up in the minds of people surveyed who are not part of the right wing in America. Multiple surveys were done on word association for research in 2017 by Dr.Panida Srimuang doing doctorate work in the US. Her paper, America:Identity,Language and Cultural Bias, found that 57% of adult Democratic and Independent voters had a high tendency to associate the word 'Heritage' to the words, Fascism, Nazi, Right, and Brainwashing. In fact, of the 57% every single participant actually produced at least one word from that previous list. [1]
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I have prepared a short addition to this article that I would like reviewed by other editors. In July of this year Heritage Action for America launched the radio show Istook Live! hosted by Ernest Istook. I think it would be appropriate to add this information to the end of this article.
However, I have a potential conflict of interest here. I am an employee of The Heritage Foundation, a sister organization to Heritage Action for America. Below is the addition I suggest. Can another editor review this suggestion and make the change if it looks ok? Thanks! Thurmant ( talk) 19:47, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
The group co-sponsors the ratio show Istook Live, hosted by former congressman Ernest Istook (ref) DGG ( talk ) 23:33, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
![]() | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi, I've noticed that there's a new addition to this article about the NDAA, that is incorrect and unsourced. I'd like to ask that this be removed as it's misleading to readers of this article. Here are the sentences in question:
Neither of these statements are true. The organization has not voiced support for this provision and only scored a few minor provisions of the law, not including the provision regarding indefinite detention. I'd remove this myself, but I work for The Heritage Foundation. Can someone please remove this incorrect information? Thanks! Thurmant ( talk) 20:44, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
-- 'NDAA' is not found in the article. --
Charles Edwin Shipp (
talk)
14:07, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
The very first source to define what sort of organization Heritage Action is, should NOT be the Daily Caller. The very title of that article has incorrect information in it. Heritage Action is actually the opposite of "grassroots organizing". It is what is referred to as "astroturf" (which is activism from the top down instead of the ground up). Furthermore, the Daily Caller is a highly partisan source that reprints the Heritage Foundation's talking points without questioning them. Lastly, there is no information in this wiki to indicate exactly what type of organization Heritage Action is when it comes to taxation. Is it a 501-(c)4? Is it a PAC? Is it a Super-PAC? Wikipedia readers deserve to know this information first since it matters a great deal as to their credibility in politics. 69.245.239.174 ( talk) 07:37, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
Yes it looks very much to me like someone frmo the Heritage Foundation/Heritage Action involved with PR has subtly edited this page to suit their own ends. What needs to happen is that non-ideological sources need to be found detailing exactly what this organisation does and whether it really is a grassroots organisation. I would be happy to help with this and start working on this article. ( KingHiggins ( talk) 20:47, 17 October 2013 (UTC))
Saw him on cspan and went looking here for his bio. Woefully inadequate for this Bold Ideas hawker.-- Wikipietime ( talk) 15:26, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
Hi, I'm looking for editors to review a proposed revision I have prepared for this article. My revision aims to correct several main issues I see with the current article:
The draft I've prepared is in my user space here:
I have prepared this draft on behalf of Heritage Action and would like to acknowledge my conflict of interest with this topic. Because of my relationship to the subject, I am asking that other editors review what I have prepared and provide me with feedback I can use to improve the article. I would also like to invite editors to make any changes necessary directly to my draft if they would like. Additionally, I hope that someone will be willing to move the draft out of my user space and replace the live article when it is ready to go. Due to my COI, I'd like to avoid any direct edits to the article.
Below I've provided a little more information about the changes between the current article and my draft. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything not covered here.
I have:
One final note, I have not yet uploaded an image for use in this article as the organization's logo will fall under fair use restrictions. I would like to add an image to the infobox once the update to the article has been completed.
Looking forward to discussing this draft with editors. Thanks, Morzabeth ( talk) 17:16, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
I haven't scrutinised super closely, but I'm a bit concerned about the couple of examples of clear bias (removing "negative" information) that you haven't mentioned in your list of changes. I really appreciate your taking the trouble to go through the COI process properly, though, and sorry you haven't had more of a response. Stevage 00:31, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
Editorial commentary, analysis and opinion pieces, whether written by the editors of the publication (editorials) or outside authors (op-eds) are reliable primary sources for statements attributed to that editor or author, but are rarely reliable for statements of fact. (emphasis mine)
Hello Morzabeth. I see that, since August 14th, no comments have been added to this discussion and no changes have been made to your draft. More than 2 months have passed since then. It appears you did not (yet) use the three sources mentioned by User:Nagle. This is not necessarily a problem. What is a problem is your goal to have your draft replace the existing article. I don't think continuing this long discussion about a large new draft is the best way forward. I believe it is much more likely that edit requests on your part will be implemented if the suggested changes are relatively small and regarding the existing article. As User:NatGertler wrote, "When faced with a small amount of new data rather than a wall of it, editors will be better able to check [things]." Do you agree that closing this COI edit request, and then allowing you to open one or more smaller COI edit requests regarding the existing article, is a good solution? Almost all Wikipedians are volunteers, and the longer this current edit request becomes, the less likely it is that editors will be willing to read through all the text (and the draft) to figure out what exactly is being discussed here. -- 82.136.210.153 ( talk) 21:15, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
Request:
Hi, This article requires a few updates that I would like to bring to the attention of an editor. Michael A. Needham is no longer working at Heritage Action (Roll Call article available here [1]). In addition, Tim Chapman is now the executive director of Heritage Action for America (as stated in the organization’s press release available here [2]) and Dan Holler remains in the position of Vice President. Both positions are noted on the organization’s website here as well [3]. I suggest that these two positions be highlighted in the infobox: 1. Replace “Chief Executive Officer” with “Executive Director” and “Michael A. Needham” with “Tim Chapman” and 2. Replace “Chief Operating Officer” with “Vice President” and “Tim Chapman” with “Dan Holler.”
I also request that these changes be noted throughout the article in three other distinct places: 1. In the first paragraph, replace “It is led by chief executive Michael A. Needham.” with “It is led by executive director Tim Chapman.” 2. Under “Background and history” please replace “Heritage Action began with a staff of ten, including chief executive officer Michael A. Needham and chief operating officer Timothy J. Chapman.” with either “Heritage Action began with a staff of ten, including former chief executive officer Michael A. Needham, who left the organization in 2018 to become Marco Rubio’s chief of staff, and current executive director Timothy J. Chapman.” or simply “Heritage action began with a staff of ten, including current executive director Timothy J. Chapman.” 3. Under “Criticism of Trump” replace “ Heritage Action CEO” with “former Heritage Action CEO” if this information is still deemed relevant to the page.
My second request is regarding the second sentence in the first paragraph of the article. It reads “The organization has state operations in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.” While this information is correct, Heritage Action now has state operations throughout the United States (noted in this National Review article here [4] and on their website here [5]). For this reason, I would to propose changing “The organization has state operations in North Carolina and Pennsylvania” to “The organization has grassroots movements throughout the United States.” If that change is not deemed appropriate for any reason, I would instead request that the first clause of the sentence be taken out completely.
I would make these edits and updates myself, but I am currently working at the organization. Could someone please update this information? Thank you. MaggieDe ( talk) 18:48, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
````As above, Jessica Anderson is now VP of Heritage Action. She replaced Dan Holler earlier this year. Heritage Action now uses a new logo, which Wikipedia will not allow me to upload, but I have provided a link to here: https://heritageaction.com/ (the logo is in the top left corner). Due to a conflict of interest, I have not made these changes or added the below section myself.
I have also typed up a new section on Jessica Anderson and Tim Chapman to follow the section "Relationship with Donald Trump" titled "Needham's Departure and New Leadership".
Please add: In early 2018, Michael Needham left Heritage Action and became Marco Rubio’s chief of staff in April. Following Needham’s departure, Tim Chapman was named Executive Director of Heritage Action on May 22, 2018. Chapman previously served as Heritage Action’s chief operating officer and as chief of staff to Heritage Foundation President Ed J. Feulner, Ph.D.
In June 2018 Jessica Anderson was named as Vice President to replace outgoing Vice President Dan Holler. Anderson returned to Heritage Action after working for the Trump Administration in the Office of Management and Budget.
Under this new leadership, Heritage Action continues to fight for conservative policy victories in Washington D.C. through a combination of direct lobbying and grassroots activism.
In 2018, Heritage Action spent $2.5 million and backed 12 Republican House candidates in the midterm elections. Using a combination of direct-mail, digital, and TV advertising to educate voters on the positive effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Heritage Action aimed to remind stalwart conservatives of the benefits of last year’s tax cuts while also taking their message to swing voters.
~~@Nat Gertler Thank you for taking a look at my suggested edits. As you saw, the bulk of the edits are informational and I believe general readership would be benefited by knowing who the current leadership of the organization is.
Regarding the language around elections - this is a new development for Heritage Action and is noteworthy, with many news outlets writing about it ( Wall Street Journal, McClatchy, The Hill, Vox). It is also factual and relevant that while the organization was backing specific candidates, the messaging was about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
From the Wall Street Journal, "To change that, Heritage Action plans to spend $2.5 million, starting in early September, to help Republicans win in 14 congressional districts. The group plans to use its money on direct mail and digital ads promoting its view of how the tax law passed by Republicans last December is benefiting voters there."
From Vox, "There are still groups betting on taxes. Conservative lobbying group Heritage Action for America is messaging exclusively around the tax bill for the 2018 midterms and is spending $2.5 million in 12 congressional districts on direct mail, digital advertisements, and television spots that are both positive and negative."
Regarding use of the adjective "stalwart" - it was used in connection with "swing voter" and was meant to convey that the advertising was directed at a broad audience. I understand that another word choice may be more suited towards conveying that idea.
Regarding the sentence, "Under this new leadership, Heritage Action continues to fight for conservative policy victories in Washington D.C. through a combination of direct lobbying and grassroots activism," perhaps an alternative may be better suited. "Under this new leadership, Heritage Action's mission remains unchanged." The purpose of the sentence is to inform readers that the mission of the organization continues to be the same with the leadership change.
Lastly, I have uploaded our new logo to wikipedia so that it can be updated. Please see /info/en/?search=File:Heritage_Action_for_America_Logo.jpg
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eugeneformerlyofsavoy ( talk • contribs) 14:12, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
References
The world 'heritage' used in a political context by these 'NGOs' triggers the word 'Nazi' to come up in the minds of people surveyed who are not part of the right wing in America. Multiple surveys were done on word association for research in 2017 by Dr.Panida Srimuang doing doctorate work in the US. Her paper, America:Identity,Language and Cultural Bias, found that 57% of adult Democratic and Independent voters had a high tendency to associate the word 'Heritage' to the words, Fascism, Nazi, Right, and Brainwashing. In fact, of the 57% every single participant actually produced at least one word from that previous list. [1]