David Brock Leaves Media Matters for Undisclosed Reasons

David Brock Leaves Media Matters for Undisclosed Reasons

November 17, 2022

David Brock abruptly announced on Wednesday that he will be giving up his role as chairman of the far-left organization Media Matters for America.

“As of today, I am leaving my roles as Chairman of the board of Media Matters for America, Media Matters Action Network, and American Bridge,” Brock tweeted on Wednesday. “It’s been my great honor to work with such talented and committed teams over the last 20 yrs. I’ll be sharing more about my next steps soon.”

Brock shared a statement from American Bridge co-founder Bradley Beychok praising him as a “visionary who reshaped the landscape of the Democratic ecosystem.” The statement read:

From its inception, Bridge has been doing the work of holding Republicans accountable – not just in election years, but all of the time. This organization has found a way to weaponize research and tracking tools to build narratives and win elections with remarkable effectiveness. That would not have been possible without David’s leadership. David has always found a way to have an important impact – we expect no less from him in the future and wish him success.

David Brock initially earned a name for himself as a conservative investigative journalist in the early-1990s with the release of his book The Real Anita Hill in response to the tumultuous confirmation hearing of conservative Justice Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Brock later denounced the claims he made in the book and became an advocate for the Clinton dynasty in the late 1990s. His 2002 memoir, Blinded by the Right, received mixed reactions from liberal critics who felt it came across less as a tell-all confessional and more as a shrewd grift to ingratiate himself with his new fanbase.

In his review for The Nation, famed liberal author Christopher Hitchens wrote, “I wanted to take an extra shower after trudging through this dismally written, pick-nose, spiteful and furtive little book. It glitters with malice and the more cowardly kind of “disclosure”; it’s a dank, filthy tissue turned inside out.”

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