David Brock
| David Brock | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 2, 1962 Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Political operative, 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 |
| Partner(s) | William Grey (2000-2010) |
David Brock (born November 2, 1962) is an American political operative, author, and commentator who founded the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America. He has been described by Time as "one of the most influential operatives in the Democratic Party."
Brock began his career as a right-wing investigative reporter during the 1990s who 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 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 that describes itself as a "progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media." 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, and has been elected chairman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).
The Nation has described Brock as a "conservative journalistic assassin turned progressive empire-builder;"National Review has called him a "right-wing assassin turned left-wing assassin;" and Politico has profiled him as a "former right-wing journalist-turned-pro-Clinton crusader."
Brock was born in Washington, D.C., and was adopted by Dorothea and Raymond Brock. He has a younger sister, Regina. Brock was raised Catholic. His father was a marketing executive, whom Brock has described as "a Pat Buchanan conservative."
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