Eric Boehlert was an American journalist, writer, and media critic.
15 Facts About Eric Boehlert
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Eric Boehlert was a senior fellow at Media Matters for America for ten years and a staff writer at both Salon and Billboard.
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In 2020, Boehlert started a digital newsletter, Press Run, as a venue for his commentary.
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Eric Boehlert was born on December 6,1965, in Utica, New York.
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Eric Boehlert attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he received a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern Studies in 1988.
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Eric Boehlert later became a senior writer at Salon, a news and opinion website.
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When Pearl Jam filed a complaint with the US Justice Department against Ticketmaster in 1994, Eric Boehlert wrote a series of reports, many of which were featured on the front page of Billboard.
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At Salon, Boehlert won the 2002 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers' Deems Taylor Award for music journalism for a series of articles in 2001 on the radio industry, in which he wrote about Clear Channel Communications' dominance of the radio and concert businesses.
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In 2006, Boehlert joined Media Matters for America, a content analysis organization.
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Eric Boehlert was a vocal critic of both Donald Trump and the media coverage surrounding him.
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Eric Boehlert remained at MMFA for ten years, eventually being promoted to senior fellow, before launching his own online newsletter, Press Run, on the Substack platform in 2020.
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Eric Boehlert was married to Tracy Breslin for 29 years and they had two children.
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Eric Boehlert lived in Montclair, New Jersey, where he was active in various community organizations, including the Commonwealth Club, a social club, where he played on the club's bowling team.
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Eric Boehlert was an avid cyclist and his wife said that he often biked at night, wearing reflective gear and using lights on his bicycle.
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Eric Boehlert was memorialized by commentator Soledad O'Brien, who called him a "fierce and fearless defender of the truth", and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who praised his "critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias".