Courtney Hagle is research director at Media Matters, where she has worked since October 2018. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from Boston University, and she minored in history.

Media Matters monitors and analyzes media coverage of gun violence in America, including debunking gun lobby falsehoods that appear in mainstream coverage of the issue and producing quantitative reports on how media often fail to cover the issue in a substantive way that reflects wh

Spencer Silva is an Assistant Editor I at Media Matters. His writing and reporting have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the East Bay Express, Oakland Magazine, KQED-FM, and other outlets.

Ethan Collier is a researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since September 2022. He has a bachelor’s degree in international relations with a minor in political science from Boston University.

Bobby Lewis is a writer at Media Matters, where he has worked since February 2016. His work focuses on One America News Network (OAN), in particular the network's promotion of 2020 election conspiracy theories. He has a bachelor’s degree in U.S. history from Ohio University.

Brendan Karet is a researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since June 2015. Previously, he interned for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). He has a bachelor’s degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Jasmine Geonzon was a research coordinator at Media Matters, where she worked from 2021 till April 2024. She graduated from the College of William & Mary with a bachelor’s degree in American studies and sociology with a concentration in social problems, policy, and justice.

Alex Paterson is an associate research director at Media Matters, where he has worked since 2019. Alex holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Montana State University and has a background in LGBTQ advocacy, including previous work at the National LGBTQ Task Force and the U.S.

Julie Tulbert was a research director at Media Matters, where she worked from March 2017 to October 2023.

Danil Cuffe is an OSINT researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since October 2020. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies from University of California, Berkeley.

Kellie Levine is an OSINT researcher at Media Matters, where she has worked since January 2021. She holds a bachelor’s degree in media studies from University of California, Berkeley. She previously worked at Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center Investigations Lab.

Brianna January is a researcher for the LGBTQ program at Media Matters. Brianna holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and has a background in LGBTQ human rights and advocacy.  

Madelyn Webb is an associate research director at Media Matters, focusing on disinformation on social media. She previously worked as an abortion rights opposition researcher at Media Matters. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of New Hampshire.