Dave Pierre

Contributing writer

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

 

Hit-and-Run: Media Slams Vatican With Bogus 'Smoking Gun' Story

Dave Pierre
January 21st, 2011 7:47 PM
 

Where's the Media? L.A. Att'y Declares Many Abuse Accusations Against

Dave Pierre
January 2nd, 2011 8:02 PM
 

Media's Double Standard Continues When Reporting Child Sex Abuse

Dave Pierre
December 18th, 2010 7:14 PM
 

Andrew Sullivan Tagged for Rampant Falsehoods About Catholic Church, P

Dave Pierre
December 11th, 2010 4:32 PM
 

Media Falls Way Short in Claiming Pope Has 'Justified' Condom Use

Dave Pierre
November 21st, 2010 3:50 PM
 

When Reporting on the Catholic Church, Media Can't Even Get Headlines

Dave Pierre
November 13th, 2010 3:34 PM
 

With Pope in Spain, AP's Winfield Trumpets Gay 'Kiss-in,' Misrepresent

Dave Pierre
November 7th, 2010 4:44 PM
 

Not the Catholic Church? Major Newspapers Blind to Massive Sex Abuse i

Dave Pierre
October 11th, 2010 9:59 AM
 

Time Continues to Trumpet Pretend 'Women Catholic Priests

Dave Pierre
October 6th, 2010 5:36 PM
 

Dishonest or Clueless?: Time Claims 'Ordained' Women 'Priests' in Cath

Dave Pierre
October 2nd, 2010 6:34 PM
 

UK Press Finds Possible 'Muslim,' 'Islamic' Plot to Kill Pope; AP Find

Dave Pierre
September 18th, 2010 3:55 PM
 

Clueless on Catholicism: NBC's Today Says Pope 'Inflexible' About Wome

Dave Pierre
September 16th, 2010 6:07 PM
 

James Carroll Exploits Holocaust, Lies Again About Catholic Church

Dave Pierre
December 25th, 2009 11:17 PM
 

In Boston Globe, Harvard Prof. Equates Conservative Christians and Mur

Dave Pierre
November 9th, 2009 7:59 PM
 

NYT Dowd's Anti-Catholic Piece is Riddled With Errors, Deceptions

Dave Pierre
October 28th, 2009 9:33 PM
 

Awful: LAT Uses Obituary Page To Gloat About Catholic Church Misdeeds

Dave Pierre
October 26th, 2009 8:13 PM
 

Clueless on Catholicism VII: LAT Continues to Air Falsehoods About Cat

Dave Pierre
October 24th, 2009 10:30 PM
 

Disparate Coverage in NYT: Kevin Jennings vs. Catholic Priest

Dave Pierre
October 18th, 2009 1:57 PM
 

Despite Evidence to Contrary, Boston Globe Says MA Economy is 'General

Dave Pierre
October 17th, 2009 2:27 PM
 

Not a Catholic Priest? Boston Globe Pretty Quiet on Child Rapist Polan

Dave Pierre
October 3rd, 2009 7:18 PM