Eric Boehlert, well-known writer and media analyst, killed by train in Montclair

Eric Boehlert, well-known writer and media analyst, killed by train in Montclair, A Montclair bicyclist who was killed by a New Jersey Transit train near the town"s Watchung Avenue station Monday night was writer Eric Boehlert, founder and editor of Press Run, a blog about the media, according to his wife, Tracy Breslin. Boehlert, 57, was a veteran writer and media analyst and a frequent television and radio guest discussing politics and the press on CNN and CNBC. He was a founding editor of Salon magazine, a fellow with Media Matters, and a former writer with Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines. He wrote two books, Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush, and Bloggers on the Bus.\nJournalist Soledad O"Brien tweeted, Just got crushing news from Tracy Breslin, wife of@EricBoehlert @pressrun.media Has died in a bike accident, age 57. Adored his kids Jane and Ben, his dogs, biking and running and basketball and good friends, a fierce and fearless defender of the truth.\nHillary Clinton tweeted, I"m devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work.


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