I wondered why there was no new Press Run yesterday.
Then I found out the shocking news this morning about Eric's death.
As a non-American, his Press Run column was an eye-opener to the skewed priorities of the American mainstream media which was more interested in ratings & financial profits over the truthful and accurate reporting of th…
I wondered why there was no new Press Run yesterday.
Then I found out the shocking news this morning about Eric's death.
As a non-American, his Press Run column was an eye-opener to the skewed priorities of the American mainstream media which was more interested in ratings & financial profits over the truthful and accurate reporting of the news.
His willingness to call out the B.S. of "both-sidesism", and double standards in the media coverage of Republicans & Democrats was important in my understanding of the brokenness of the institution.
I feel like I lost a family member. I have been following Eric since his days at Media Matters. While there are others that point out the media's lazy journalism, no one comes close to Eric's work, especially his amazing coverage of the DC Press's incomprehensible normalization of a Republican Party that wants to destroy our democracy. I can't wrap my head around this tragedy. Like you, I checked my email several times yesterday wondering why Eric didn't post and it had also dawned on me that there were no tweets from him. I found out last night through Bob Cesca's podcast what had happened. I had to read it several times. I was in total disbelief. From all accounts, Eric was a great family man and very much loved in his community. My thoughts are with his family and friends who must just be in a complete state of shock. Sadly I don't know if there is anyone that can fill this space the way that Eric Boehlert did.
I wondered why there was no new Press Run yesterday.
Then I found out the shocking news this morning about Eric's death.
As a non-American, his Press Run column was an eye-opener to the skewed priorities of the American mainstream media which was more interested in ratings & financial profits over the truthful and accurate reporting of the news.
His willingness to call out the B.S. of "both-sidesism", and double standards in the media coverage of Republicans & Democrats was important in my understanding of the brokenness of the institution.
RIP Eric Boehlert.
I feel like I lost a family member. I have been following Eric since his days at Media Matters. While there are others that point out the media's lazy journalism, no one comes close to Eric's work, especially his amazing coverage of the DC Press's incomprehensible normalization of a Republican Party that wants to destroy our democracy. I can't wrap my head around this tragedy. Like you, I checked my email several times yesterday wondering why Eric didn't post and it had also dawned on me that there were no tweets from him. I found out last night through Bob Cesca's podcast what had happened. I had to read it several times. I was in total disbelief. From all accounts, Eric was a great family man and very much loved in his community. My thoughts are with his family and friends who must just be in a complete state of shock. Sadly I don't know if there is anyone that can fill this space the way that Eric Boehlert did.
What a colossal loss on every level.