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
american-author media regular
Eventually the story would spill over into the regular media.
media criticism truth-is
The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.
media levels conservative
Ive been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media.
past media organization
Criticizing Fox News has nothing to do with criticizing the press. Fox News is not a news organization. It is the de facto leader of the GOP, and it is long past time that it is treated as such by the media, elected officials and the public.
character media echoes
The campaign of character assassination waged [against President Clinton] by the right was a singular, unprecedented effort. Nothing like it exists on the left. What I object to on the right is the obsessive hatred, the bigotry, and the personal savaging of their opponents, all achieved through an echo chamber of talk radio, the Internet and Rupert Murdoch's media outlets. That kind of well-funded disinformation campaign has no analog on the left.
anyone
Robertson's vitriol is not appropriate for children, or for anyone else, for that matter,
inaccurate news outlets platform providing twice
Responsible news outlets should think twice before providing him a platform from which to peddle his inappropriate and inaccurate claims,
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.
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.
interested
I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media.
hard
I'm an incredibly hard worker, I'm incredibly tenacious, and I'm incredibly detail-oriented.
incentive stay
There's every financial incentive in the world to stay in the conservative movement forever.
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.
journey self sight
Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight.