Danny Schechter

Danny Schechter M.A. is Founding Executive Editor of MediaChannel with
1,067 international affiliates, offering global perspectives and
encouraging improved journalism. As co-founder and Executive Producer of
Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company, he has produced
numerous TV specials and documentaries on global affairs, including “
Rights & Wrongs: Human Rights Television ” with Charlayne
Hunter-Gault and most recently “ Globalization and Human Rights ” shown
nationally on PBS. A recipient of an Emmy Award, Mr. Schechter was
formerly a Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University and an
investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. His articles have appeared in
Newsday, and Columbia Journalism Review, among others. His latest book
is Media Wars: News at a Time of Terror.