Rich Noyes was Research Director at the Media Research Center from 2003 to 2021. Previously, he directed the MRC's Free Market Project (1999 to 2003) and served as Director of Media Analysis for the MRC (2001 to 2003). From 1987 to 1999, he was Political Studies Director at the Center for Media and Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. He is now a contributing editor for the blog, writing from his home in Suffield, Connecticut.