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
More Disparate Coverage From LAT in Coverage of Priest and Teacher Sex
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LAT Minimizes School Sex Scandals But Trumpets Flimsy Story on Cardina
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As Christmas Approaches, LAT Goes After Catholic Church; Reader Hits B
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AP Fact Check: Gen. Shinseki 'Forced Into Retirement' by Bush Administ
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'60 Minutes' Logan Doesn't Let Facts Get In Way Of Swipes At U.S. Mili
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LAT's Rutten: 'Both Sides' in Calif. Marriage Debate 'Need to Cool Dow
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LAT Headline: 'Nobody's Asking' For Fairness Doctrine
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Not the Catholic Church? (Part III): LAT Misses Further Sex Abuse Char
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NBC's Williams Hits Palin With 'Abortion Clinic Bomber' Stereotype
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Awful: LAT Op-Ed Claims Obama a 'Bridge Builder' on Abortion
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LAT's Brooks: Obama's Point 'Correct' In Saying Our Troops 'Just Air-R
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LAT Trumpets 'Longtime Republicans' For Obama
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Is the Media Ignoring Possible Plagiarism By Al Franken
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Not the Catholic Church? (Part II): L.A. School Sex Abuse Scandal Cont
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LAT, NYT Near Silent On Palin E-Mail Hack
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LAT Headline: 'Before Palin, Republicans Had Quayle
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Compare the Pictures (II): Day Two DNC vs. Day Two RNC at the LAT
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Compare the Pictures: Day One DNC vs. Day One RNC at the LAT
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60 Minutes's Kroft Lobs Them Nice and Easy to Obama and Biden
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O'Reilly on MSNBC Graphic: 'One of the Most Outrageous Things I've See
