Eric Boehlert

Eric Boehlert, who evolved from music-business reporter and editor at Billboard and Rolling Stone to a media critic, died April 4 at 57.

He ended every Press Run with a music pick and mini-review, most recently Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Black Summer,” Arcade Fire’s “The Lightning I, II” and Emilia Jones’ version of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” from the movie CODA. “Fun stuff,” he titled this section, “Because we all need a break.” “He could be pretty dogged in his approach to fairness. Boehlert covered radio and concerts, and when his editors sent him to cover Fan Fest in Nashville, he returned with a story about rabid country fans. At Billboard, he investigated corporate injustice in the music business. “Then he liked all sorts of music.” Boehlert’s commentary, which began in the early 2000s at left-leaning outlets such as Salon, Media Matters (where he was a senior fellow) and Daily Kos, developed a large, star-studded following.

Eric Boehlert, a close family friend of Soledad O'Brien, was riding his bicycle when he was killed Monday night.

It has not commented further on the case, as the investigation is ongoing. “What a loss." O'Brien said Boehlert specialized in exposing disinformation and holding fellow journalists and politicians accountable.

A liberal media critic who founded Salon magazine was killed when he was struck by a NJ Transit train while riding a bicycle, his family said Wednesday.

What a loss.” “Just got crushing news from Tracy Breslin, wife of @EricBoehlert,” tweeted television journalist Soledad O’Brien. “Has died in a bike accident, age 57. The seven customers and crew members on board the train were not injured.

Media critic Eric Boehlert, who created the Press Run website and wrote for Rolling Stone and Media Matters for America, was killed in a bicycle accident.

“What a loss.” “I’m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias,” she wrote. He was 57.

Eric Boehlert was a well-known media critic, but in Montclair, he was the man who put a bear in front of his house to make children happy.

Councilor Peter Yacobellis said Boehlert's death is a blow to the community as much as to transparency in media and national politics. They're a lovely family; it's a total shock and sadness for everyone personally and for the entire community." Boehlert's home on Montclair Avenue, aptly named for a man who so loved his adopted town, is known as the house with the bear. "Eric and his wife, Tracy, are one of the first families we met when moving to Montclair in 2001. Martin Schwartz, a former Planning Board official, said he was shocked and deeply saddened when he heard the news. He was a frequent commentator on radio on television, including CNN and CNBC.

His passing is a real loss for truth and will leave a void in the broader media landscape.”

JOURNALIST and renowned media critic Eric Boehlert has died after being involved in a bicycle accident as fellow writers pay tribute to the author.The.

Condolences to all who knew him.” "He was a fierce defender of the truth, but as fierce as he was to critics and the media, he was just as kind to them as well," Tracy said. “Eric Boehlert was a remarkable and staunch advocate for greater honesty in the press, a remarkable Twitter presence, and a man of conscience who knew how to call bulls--t and who to call it on. A "fierce and fearless defender of journalism," the writer's wife said he was "just as kind" to critics and the media. Prior to his work at Press Run, Mr. Boehlert was a senior fellow at Media Matters for America for 10 years and a staff writer for Salon for five years. Boehlert was a renowned media critic, writer and founder of the Press Run Newsletter, with a mission of delivering “unfiltered, passionate, and proudly progressive critique of the political press in the age of [Donald] Trump.”

Longtime media critic and former Daily Kos contributor Eric Boehlert has died at the age of 57 after a tragic bike accident in New Jersey.

- ( j ) Next Boehlert joined the Daily Kos community in 2007 and later become a regular contributor as a media analyst. Boehlert was a media analyst who consistently challenged the narratives propagated by traditional media.

Boehlert, 57, was a veteran writer and media analyst, a founding editor of Salon magazine, and a frequent television and radio guest discussing politics and ...

He was a member of the Commonwealth Club and loved to go to Tierney's Tavern and play in town basketball and softball leagues. Though she doesn't know the circumstances of the accident, she said he had lights on his bike and wore reflective gear. He wrote two books, "Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush," and "Bloggers on the Bus."

Montclair is mourning the loss of Eric Boehlert, author and founder of PressRun. Boehlert, who was a media critic for Media Matters and wrote for Salon and ...

Eric was a loving father and husband, a wonderful colleague to so many of us at Media Matters over the years, and an incisive and ferocious voice for a better media. Worked at Rolling Stone, Billboard, founded Media Matters and Salon, Pressrun on Substack. Brutal to bad media on twitter, sweetest guy in real life 1/oh my goodness: Just got crushing news from Tracy Breslin, wife of@EricBoehlert https://t.co/l0nOnE0TadHas died in a bike accident, age 57.

Eric Boehlert, a media critic devoted to calling out right-wing misinformation through his writing at Media Matters for America, Salon, Daily Kos and most ...

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien)April 6, 2022 — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien)April 6, 2022 — Salon (@Salon)April 6, 2022 We’ve lost an awesome human being, handsome/cool/witty dude who kicked ass on our behalf. — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien)April 6, 2022 3/A terrible loss. 1/oh my goodness: Just got crushing news from Tracy Breslin, wife of @EricBoehlert https://t.co/l0nOnE0TadHas died in a bike accident, age 57. Additional information on the bike accident was not immediately available. “We are devastated by the loss of esteemed journalist and former Salon senior writer, Eric Boehlert,” Salon said in a statement. Media Matters released a statement saying, in part, “We are better for having known and worked with such a thoughtful, fearless and passionate media critic. “A terrible loss,” O’Brien writes. “We’ve lost an awesome human being, handsome/cool/witty dude who kicked ass on our behalf.

Salon shared the news of Boehlert's death Wednesday on Twitter. “We are devastated by the loss of esteemed journalist and former @Salon senior writer, Eric ...

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Boehlert was a prominent critic of mainstream and conservative news, writing for publications such as Salon and Media Matters for America.

“Eric’s sharp wit and biting insight shone through in his fierce writing.” Boehlert covered the music industry for Rolling Stone and Billboard early in his career, before he turned his attention to media criticism. He fought to rescue journalism and democracy, which need saving.” Salon said in a statement that “his passing is a huge loss to media criticism and liberal journalism.” “His passing is a real loss for truth and will leave a void in the broader media landscape,” Media Matters said in a statement. He contributed to the liberal media watchdog Media Matters for more than a decade starting in the mid-2000s and also worked as a senior writer for Salon and a media critic at Daily Kos. He took aim at both right-wing media and mainstream outlets for what he saw as their failings, and in early 2020 he started his own liberal newsletter called Press Run because, as he wrote, “we can’t fix America if we don’t fix the press.”

Eric Boehlert, a media critic from Montclair hailed for his progressive journalism and exposing misinformation, has died in a bike accident, according to a ...

“Our condolences to Eric’s family and friends during this difficult time. The cause of his death was not revealed by Media Matters, but a report by NorthJersey.com said he was the bicyclist who was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Monday night near the Montclair station. Enemy of BS, fake news,” O’Brien wrote on Twitter. His passing is a huge loss to media criticism and progressive journalism,” Salon said in a statement. “We’ve lost an awesome human being, handsome/cool/witty dude who kicked ass on our behalf. “We are better for having known and worked with such a thoughtful, fearless and passionate media critic,” Media Matters said in a statement Wednesday. “It was always a treat when Eric would visit the D.C. office; while he was direct and unsparing on social media, he was equally as warm, inspiring, and helpful to his colleagues.”

Boehlert was a veteran writer and media analyst, a founding editor of Salon magazine and a frequent television guest on politics and the press.

Though she doesn't know the circumstances of the accident, she said he had lights on his bike and wore reflective gear. He wrote two books, "Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush," and "Bloggers on the Bus." The 6-foot-4 Boehlert was a familiar figure around town on his daily runs, and he loved to bike through town in the evenings, Breslin said.