Jack Wheatley Jack Wheatley is a researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since January 2023. His work has appeared in The Daily Beast. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social relations and policy from Michigan State University.
John Whitehouse John Whitehouse is a senior director at Media Matters. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Fordham University and a law degree from the University of Minnesota.
LGBTQ The Media Matters LGBTQ Program monitors and researches media coverage of LGBTQ issues and LGBTQ-related narratives at the local, state, national, and international levels with a focus on dismantling conservative misinformation harmful to the LGBTQ community.
Noah Dowe Noah Dowe is a media analyst III at Media Matters, where he has worked since 2021. He graduated from The College of William & Mary with a bachelor's degree in history and government.
Ari Drennen Ari Drennen is the LGBTQ Program Director at Media Matters, where she leads the organization’s work monitoring right-wing media and disinformation targeting LGBTQ people. Her work focuses on the intersection of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, political extremism, and news coverage of gender and sexuality.
Abortion Rights & Reproductive Health The Media Matters Abortion Rights & Reproductive Health team engages in targeted research, narrative monitoring, and fact-checking of anti-abortion misinformation across an increasingly fragmented media landscape.
Alicia Sadowski Alicia Sadowski is a research manager at Media Matters, where she joined in August 2020. She graduated from University of California Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in environmental science.
Alyssa Tirrell Alyssa Tirrell is a senior researcher at Media Matters, where she has worked since October 2022. She has a bachelor's degree in Gender & Sexuality Studies and Hispanic Studies from Davidson College.
Jack Winstanley Jack Winstanley is a researcher at Media Matters, where they have worked since August 2022. They have a master’s degree in ethics and human rights from American University, along with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies from Drexel University.
Payton Armstrong Payton Armstrong is a senior researcher at Media Matters, where she has worked since July 2020. She has a bachelor’s degree in government from Smith College.
