Media Research Center

Media Research Center
AbbreviationMRC
FormationOctober 1, 1987 (1987-10-01)
FounderL. Brent Bozell III
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit
54-1429009
Focuseducating the public on the issue of left-wing media bias
HeadquartersHerndon, Virginia, U.S.
MethodEditorials, online newsletters, reports, conservative activism, right-wing activism
Key people
  • Tim Graham
  • Rich Noyes
  • Brent Baker
  • Dan Schneider
Websitewww.mediaresearch.org

The Media Research Center (MRC) is an American conservative content analysis and media watchdog group based in Herndon, Virginia, and founded in 1987 by L. Brent Bozell III.

The nonprofit MRC has received financial support primarily from Robert Mercer, but with several other conservative-leaning sources, including the Bradley, Scaife, Olin, Castle Rock and JM foundations, as well as ExxonMobil. It has been described as "one of the most active and best-funded, and yet least known" arms of the modern conservative movement in the United States.