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| Abbreviation | MRC |
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| Formation | October 1, 1987 |
| Founder | L. Brent Bozell III |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
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| Focus | Allegations of liberal media bias[1] |
| Headquarters | Herndon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Method | Editorials, online newsletters, reports, conservative activism, right-wing activism |
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| Website | www |
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The Media Research Center (MRC) is an American conservative content analysis and media watchdog group based in Herndon, Virginia, and founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III.[3]
The nonprofit MRC has received financial support primarily from Robert Mercer,[4] but with several other conservative-leaning sources, including the Bradley, Scaife, Olin, Castle Rock and JM foundations, as well as ExxonMobil.[5][6][7] It was described in 2018 as "one of the most active and best-funded, and yet least known" arms of the modern conservative movement in the United States.[8]
- ^ Schiffer, Adam J. (2018). Evaluating Media Bias. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6567-7. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "Media Research Center, Inc. – GuideStar Profile". Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Goldmacher, Shane; Alberta, Tim; Journal, National (December 8, 2014). "ForAmerica: The Right Wing's Facebook Army". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (February 26, 2017). "Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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