David Brock | |
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Born | Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Political commentator, author |
Known for | Author of The Real Anita Hill, founder of Media Matters for America, Correct the Record, Shareblue, and American Bridge 21st Century super PACs, advisor of The 65 Project |
Partner | William Grey (2000–2010) |
David Brock is an American liberal political consultant, author, and commentator who founded the media watchdog group Media Matters for America.[1] He has been described by Time as "one of the most influential operatives in the Democratic Party".[2]
Brock began his career as a right-wing investigative reporter during the 1990s.[3] He wrote the book The Real Anita Hill and the Troopergate story, which led to Paula Jones filing a lawsuit against Bill Clinton. In the late-1990s, he switched political sides, aligning himself with the Democratic Party and in particular with Bill and Hillary Clinton.
In 2004, he founded Media Matters for America, a non-profit organization which describes itself as a "progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media".[4] He has since also founded super PACs called American Bridge 21st Century and Correct the Record, has become a board member of the super PAC Priorities USA Action, advised The 65 Project, and has been elected chairman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).[5][6] Brock left Media Matters in November 2022.[7] After leaving Media Matters, he founded Facts First USA, a 501(c)(4) group designed to counter Republican-led congressional investigations.[8][9]
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