Background

• Eric received his B.A. in history and government from Cornell, his M.A. in international relations from Yale, and his Ph.D. in U.S. history from Stanford.

• Currently, Eric is a Distinguished Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, and Professor of Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

• Also in recent years, he has also been a columnist for Worth, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and The Sunday Express (London). (Source: CAP)

Professional Positions

• He is “The Liberal Media” columnist for The Nation and a fellow of the Nation Institute; a senior fellow and “Altercation” weblogger for Media Matters for America, (formerly at MSNBC.com) in Washington, D.C.; a senior fellow at American Progress in Washington, D.C., where he writes and edits the “Think Again” column; a senior fellow (since 1985) at the World Policy Institute at The New School in New York; and a history consultant to HBO Films.

• Alterman is the author of seven books, including the national bestsellers, What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News (2003, 2004), and The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America (with Mark Green, 2004).

• Additionally Eric has authored: When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and its Consequences, (2004, 2005); His Sound & Fury: The Making of the Punditocracy (1992, 2000), which won the 1992 George Orwell Award; It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen (1999, 2001), which won the 1999 Stephen Crane Literary Award; and Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy, (1998). (Source: CAP)

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Additional Information

For more details, please go to http://www.ericalterman.com. For media or speaking inquiries, please contact Alterman at whatliberalmedia@aol.com.

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