Eric Boehlert

About The Author

Eric Boehlert was an award-winning journalist and writer who has written extensively about media and politics. He was a senior fellow for Media Matters for America and the author of Lapdog: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush. A former writer for Salon and Rolling Stone, he began a digital newsletter in 2020 called Press Run, a venue for his progressive commentary regarding the political press.

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Books by Eric Boehlert

Bloggers on the Bus

How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press

By Eric Boehlert

The world of online networking and communication has exploded in the last decade. Social networking sites, YouTube, and blogs offer hours of entertainment, but have also become important vehicles for activism.

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Lapdogs

How the Press Lay Down for the Bush White House

By Eric Boehlert

The first book to demonstrate that, for the entire George W. Bush presidency, the news media utterly failed in their duty as watchdog for the public.

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