Jeff Cohen is founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College. In 1986, he founded the media watch group FAIR and helped launch its magazine, Extra!, and national radio show, CounterSpin. His columns appear on independent websites such as HuffingtonPost, CommonDreams and Alternet. He has been a commentator on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. His latest book is "Cable News Confidenial: My Misadventures in Corporate Media."
Paul Jay is CEO and Senior Editor of The Real News Network, a start-up aiming to be a daily mass video news service – online and TV. He executive produced CBC Newsworld's debate shows, counterSpin and FaceOff. He has produced and directed more than 20 major documentaries, including Return to Kandahar, Lost in Las Vegas and Hitman Hart. He is the founding chair of Hot Docs!, the Canadian international documentary film festival.
