Established in 1967 by award-winning columnist R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., The American Alternative Foundation is the 501(c)(3) organization that publishes "The American Spectator" magazine, one of the most influential conservative opinion journals currently in circulation. The Foundation has three primary missions:
• To publish "The American Spectator" and host the magazine's companion website, www.spectator.org, which includes news, investigative reporting, opinions, and commentary that provides Americans with a conservative viewpoint on political and economic events, one that challenges the "political correctness" found in so many media outlets today.
• To train aspiring young student journalists who espouse traditional American values and a belief in the free enterprise system for careers in the newspaper and magazine outlets, and at the large television and radio networks.
• To provide seminars and other gathering opportunities for young journalists who espouse these values to gain insights from the experience of senior conservative journalists.
