Laura Flanders
| Laura Flanders | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Flanders on New York street | |
| Born |
December 5, 1961 London, England |
| Occupation |
Journalist Author, Broadcaster |
| Known for | journalism |
| Partner(s) | Elizabeth Streb |
| Parent(s) | Michael Flanders and Claudia Cockburn |
| Relatives |
Stephanie Flanders (sister) Olivia Wilde (half-cousin) Alexander Cockburn (half-uncle) Andrew Cockburn (half-uncle) Patrick Cockburn (half-uncle) Sarah Caudwell (half-aunt) Leslie Cockburn (half-aunt by marriage) Claud Cockburn (grandfather) |
| Website | Flanders' website |
Laura Flanders (born December 5, 1961) is an English broadcast journalist living in the United States, who presents the weekly, long-form interview show The Laura Flanders Show.
Life and career
Flanders is the daughter of the British comic songwriter and broadcaster Michael Flanders and the American-born Claudia Cockburn, first daughter of well-known radical journalist Claud Cockburn and American author Hope Hale Davis.[1] She grew up in the Kensington district of London and moved to the U.S. in 1980 at age 19.[2] She graduated from Barnard College in 1985 with a degree in history and women's studies.[3][4]
Flanders was founding director of the women's desk at the media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), and for a decade produced and hosted CounterSpin, FAIR's syndicated radio program. In January 1993, she appeared on the ABC "Good Morning America" program as a spokesperson for FAIR to discuss how domestic violence increases during the annual Super Bowl.
Flanders hosted the weekday radio show Your Call on KALW, before starting the Saturday/Sunday evening Laura Flanders Show on Air America Radio in 2004. It became the weekly one-hour Radio Nation in 2007, and a daily TV show on Free Speech TV, "GRITtv with Laura Flanders" in 2008. That show aired for three years on Free Speech TV before moving to KCET/Linktv and teleSUR, as a weekly program.[5]
Flanders is a contributing writer for The Nation, and Yes Magazine and has also contributed to In These Times, The Progressive and Ms. Magazine.
Flanders has published several books: Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians (Penguin Press 2007); Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species (Verso, 2004), a study of the women in George W. Bush's cabinet; and a collection of essays, Real Majority, Media Minority: The Cost of Sidelining Women in Reporting (1997). She edited "At The Tea Party...." (O/R Books 2010) and The W Effect: Sexual Politics in the Age of Bush (2004) and contributed to "The Contenders," (Seven Stories, 2008) among others.
GRITtv
GRITtv is a weekly, 25 minute interview-style show featuring one in-depth interview with authors and thought leaders, including investigative reports, and a commentary by Flanders called "The F Word".[6]
Flanders has described herself as a "lefty person."[7] The brothers Alexander, Andrew and Patrick Cockburn—all journalists—are her half uncles. Author Lydia Davis is her half-aunt. Her sister is Stephanie Flanders, a former BBC journalist.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Six Degrees of Separation – Sally Bowles to Stephanie Flanders - Cabaret Berlin".
- ↑ "The '90s Raw: Laura Flanders". Media Burn. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Scelfo, Julie (December 15, 2011). "At home with Elizabeth Streb and Laura Flanders: A High-Level Collaboration on a SoHo Loft". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Feldman, Bob (October 26, 2005). "Laura Flanders: Anti-War Radio Journalist". Toward Freedom. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Team". The Laura Flanders Show. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ "GRITtv website". Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "GRITtv Interview: Stefan Forbes". GRITtv. GRITtv. Retrieved 2008-11-09.