Dave Pierre is one of the country's leading observers of the media's coverage of the Catholic Church abuse narrative. Dave is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Double Standard: Abuse Scandals and the Attack on the Catholic Church and Catholic Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories.
Readers have cited Dave's work as "essential reading" and "a must-read."
Dave is the creator and author of TheMediaReport.com (www.TheMediaReport.com) and is a longtime contributing writer to NewsBusters.org (www.NewsBusters.org), the popular media-bias blog of the Media Research Center.
Dave has been interviewed on National Public Radio (NPR) as well as by other radio outlets and newspapers for his work. He has also contributed to print publications.
Dave is a graduate of Boston College and lives with his wife and family in Massachusetts.
Latest Blogs
The Boston Globe's 'Spotlight' on Sex Abuse Shows Hypocrisy
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NY Times Uses Pope Francis Visit To Rehash Decades-Old Abuse Story
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Before the Latest Rape Debacle, Reporter Had Erroneous Story in Philly
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CBS Delighted by Cardinal's Openness on Sex Abuse, Ignores the Rest
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Media Predictably Go Silent As Catholic Abuse Allegations Fall To Lowe
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Privacy Breach? ABC Broadcasts Names, Birth Dates, and Personal Email
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'90 Minutes of Organized Hate': NY Post Blasts Anti-Catholic Film; No
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Billy Graham's Grandson Says Evangelicals 'Worse' Than Catholics On Se
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Federal Judge Vindicates Cardinal Dolan, Hysterical New York Times Goe
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Why Is Radical Feminist Eleanor Smeal the Star of a Priest-Abuse Victi
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Federal Judge Smacks Down Anti-Catholic Harassers
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HBO Serves Up Another Anti-Catholic Screed
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Where's the Media Outrage? L.A. School Sex Abuse Shocker: 189 Abuse Cl
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No Good Deed: NY Times Slaps Cardinal Dolan For Actually Getting Rid o
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Headline of the Year? 'Maureen Dowd Is an Idiot
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NYT Frets About Catholic Nuns in America
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Media Uses Flimsy 'Dutch Castration' Story to Smack Catholic Church
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Planned Parenthood CEO Arrested for Indecent Exposure, Will MSM Report
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NPR Posts Bogus Headline to Attack Catholic Church