American television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic
Danny Schechter
Schechter in 2009
Born
(1942-06-27)June 27, 1942
New York City, US
Died
March 19, 2015(2015-03-19) (aged 72)
New York City, US
Alma mater
Cornell University (B.A.) London School of Economics (M.A.)
Occupation(s)
television producer, filmmaker, media critic, author, professor
Organization(s)
African National Congress, Artists United Against Apartheid
Movement
Northern Student Movement, anti-apartheid
Children
Sarah Schechter
Awards
see awards and honors
Daniel Isaac "Danny" Schechter (June 27, 1942 – March 19, 2015) was an American television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic. He wrote and spoke about many issues including apartheid, civil rights, economics, foreign policy, journalistic control and ethics, and medicine. While attending the London School of Economics in the 1960s Schechter became an anti-apartheid activist and made trips to South Africa on behalf of the African National Congress (ANC). Later he would help musician Steven Van Zandt assemble other performers to form Artists United Against Apartheid who released the album Sun City in 1985. Schechter produced and directed six nonfiction films about Nelson Mandela from the time Mandela was a political prisoner to his election and service as President of South Africa.
Schechter's first job in media was with WBCN in Boston, Massachusetts, during the 1970s where he became known as "Danny Schechter, the news dissector", a nickname that stuck throughout his life. He continued to work in media with ABC and the start-up cable television news station CNN until he abandoned corporate media and founded TV and film production company Globalvision[1] with his friend and longtime associate Rory O'Connor. Globalvision produced South Africa Now which was a television show that focused on the anti-apartheid struggle and news and culture from South Africa. He authored over 14 books.
^Schechter, Danny (January 4, 2011). The More You Watch the Less You Know: News Wars/(sub)Merged Hopes/Media Adventures. Seven Stories Press. p. 493. ISBN 9781609802639.
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of Mass Deception[1], a documentary by former network journalist, DannySchechter. Featuring appearances by many well known journalists including Robert...
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documentary, The Making and Meaning of We Are Family, directed by DannySchechter, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002. In a collaboration...
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drama-comedy short film with costar Danny Burstein and acted as Peter Best in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Schechter made his Broadway debut in 2009...
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improper due diligence. A book titled The Crime of Our Time by author DannySchechter delves deeply into the predatory securitization process and the financial...
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