1. Laura Flanders was born on 5 December 1961 and is an English broadcast journalist living in the United States who presents the weekly, long-form interview show The Laura Flanders Show.
10 Facts About Laura Flanders
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Laura Flanders's sister is Stephanie Flanders, a former BBC journalist.
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Flanders is the daughter of the British comic songwriter and broadcaster Michael Flanders and the American-born Claudia Cockburn, first daughter of radical journalist Claud Cockburn and American author Hope Hale Davis.
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Laura Flanders was raised in the Kensington district of London and moved to the US in 1980 at age 19.
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Laura Flanders graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1985 with a degree in history and women's studies.
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Laura Flanders was founding director of the women's desk at the media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, and for a decade produced and hosted CounterSpin, FAIR's syndicated radio program.
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Laura Flanders is a contributing writer for The Nation, and Yes Magazine and has contributed to In These Times, The Progressive and Ms.
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Laura Flanders has authored six books, including Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians ; Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species, a study of the women in George W Bush's cabinet; and a collection of essays, Real Majority, Media Minority: The Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting.
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The Laura Flanders Show is a 30-minute news and public affairs show that explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change.
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In 2019, The Laura Flanders Show was picked up for distribution by American Public Television, and in 2020, began airing on PBS stations across the United States, including in 20 of the country's top 25 television markets.