David Brock
David Brock
David Brockis an American political operative, author, and commentator who founded the liberal blog Media Matters for America. He has been described by Time magazine as “one of the most influential operatives in the Democratic Party.”...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth2 November 1962
CountryUnited States of America
breathing wings conspirators
Im a former, living, breathing, right-wing conspirator.
media criticism truth-is
The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.
editors trying magazines
Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.
one-day sides wake-up
I didn't wake up one day and say, you know, 'Supply-side economics doesn't make sense.
flow misinformation
During the '90s the flow of misinformation was established.
talking political matter
You get to a point where the factual adjudication doesn't matter because there are all these other outlets that are far less responsible, all talking about the ad, some of which have a political reason for promoting it.
mean winning credibility
Being right doesn’t mean you win. You win by establishing credibility, a relationship, and trust.
journey self sight
Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight.
american-author indeed organized
It's all a sham: I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth.
incentive stay
There's every financial incentive in the world to stay in the conservative movement forever.
hard
I'm an incredibly hard worker, I'm incredibly tenacious, and I'm incredibly detail-oriented.
interested
I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media.
builder gaps playing
I'm kind of a builder of institutions. I think I've got some ability to look at what's out here, look at a playing field, and identify gaps and niches.
means parts piece
It's very important to understand that the 'Talk' piece was not an excerpt, it was an adaptation, which means I compressed different parts of the book and made a new piece.