Eric Boehlert Dies: Media Critic For Media Matters & Salon, Founder Of Press Run Newsletter Killed..

[Lulu KC]

Source: Deadline

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 recently as the founder of the Press Run website, died Monday in a bike accident. He was 57.

His death was announced on Twitter today by journalist and friend Soledad O’Brien, who called Boehlert “a fierce and fearless defender of the truth.” The U.S. Sun is reporting that Boehlert was struck by a train while biking in Montclair, New Jersey; Montclair police reported yesterday that a man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train in Montclair on Monday evening.

“A terrible loss,” O’Brien writes. “We’ve lost an awesome human being, handsome/cool/witty dude who kicked ass on our behalf. Crazy devotion to facts, context and good reporting. Enemy of BS, fake news.” O’Brien described Boehlert as “an amazing friend,” adding, “Brutal to bad media on twitter, sweetest guy in real life.”

Read more: https://deadline.com/2022/04/eric-boehlert-dead-obituary-media-matters-salon-bike-accident-at-57-1234995804/

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RIP.
(Only finding this news on less-than-major outlets, but reliable individual sources in Twitter feed.)

[ancianita]

1. ...

[Sneederbunk]

2. A lighthouse on a dangerous sea. He cannot be replaced.

[deurbano]

3. Devastating loss...

[rurallib]

11. For sure - terrible

[DinahMoeHum]

4. One of his last (if not THE last) essays, from The Press Run. . .

Why is the press rooting against Biden?
Burying great news

https://pressrun.media/p/is-the-press-rooting-against-biden?s=w

Rest In Power, Mr. Boehlert.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. from Media Matters

Link to tweet

[PlanetBev]

6. I'm stunned

There are no words. I figured out a long time ago that life is unfair, but this is too much.

And Trump continues to fog a mirror.

[BootinUp]

7. Damn. Rip man, miss you already. Nt

[2naSalit]

8. ...

[Martin68]

9. Media Matters does very good work.

[iluvtennis]

10. Wow, so tragic. May he Rest In Peace and His Memory be a Blessing.

[dalton99a]

12. .

Link to tweet

[Cha]

15. TY for that, dalton..🤷‍♂️💖

Link to tweet

💙💛

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Good find, tragic situation, terrible loss. . . . nt

[Cha]

13. Oh NO.. this is heartbreaking..

I always read Eric Boehlert!

💙💛

[mcar]

14. This is tragic

He was one of the few who held the media accountable.

[SunSeeker]

16. Eric Boehlert had such a passion for getting the truth out.

We simply cannot afford to lose people like him.

[Stofel]

17. That was the best journalist in America

Devastating.

[soldierant]

18. Daily Kos reported it briefly...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/6/2090441/-Eric-Boehlert-has-been-a-bike-accident

And you can find everything he ever wrote for Daily Kos here:

https://www.dailykos.com/blog/Eric%20Boehlert

[Roy Rolling]

19. Ugh

I’m breathless, depressed, hit hard. He was one of the best journalists around, I can’t believe it.

Frightening loss for the truth.

[mucifer]

20. He was on Stephanie Millers radio show all the time

So sad.

[Peregrine Took]

28. What a lethal day for Stephanie. First her beloved dog, Jamie, died suddenly and

now Eric, her long time show guest, who she really admired so much died and in such a tragic wayl
Unbelievable.

[RussBLib]

21. damn

while the assholes keep on breathing.

Hit by a train. WTF?

[Karadeniz]

22. Did he try to cross in front of the train? Ride beside the train and lose balance?

[honest.abe]

24. Im confused by that as well.

Seems odd as well as incredibly tragic.

[obamanut2012]

33. a train can't leave its track, so he must have tried to beat it

This happens all the time down here, and I still don;t get why folks do that.

I would also like more info about what happened.

[area51]

23. Awful news.

[Hassler]

25. Damn, a real journalist dies and the Beltway schmooze media

Keeps going to cocktail parties and then call it investigative reporting

[ybbor]

26. Horrible news

He was an amazing voice for our time. Tragic!

[TallMike]

27. ...by a train...

Get in the truck...

[Grumpy Old Guy]

29. Oh no!

What a terrible tragedy!

[lordsummerisle]

31. This is devastating

I used to so look forward to his Press Run emails. A true media watchdog.

And a train, WTF??

[Lemon Lyman]

32. Jesus

I loved him. He was always one of the best on Twitter, always calling out the media bullshit...their constant right wing spin on every story.