Media Research Center: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The Media Research Center, or MRC, is a conservative media watchdog. It publishes NewsBusters, CNSNews and a regular analysis of news coverage.

Media Research Center is listed here in the category "Media and watchdogs". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III.

Media Research Center is a media and watchdog organization. It is headquartered in Herndon, VA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

It files a Form 990, shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $18.7 million, total expenses of $16.3 million and total assets of $16.5 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Media Research Center Inc. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

It argues that news media have a liberal bias.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Accuracy in Media, David Horowitz Freedom Center, PragerU.