Don Hazen

Don Hazen has been executive director of the Independent Media Institute (IMI) since 1992, where he also serves as executive editor of www.AlterNet.org, IMI's online web magazine and syndication service. He is the former publisher of Mother Jones magazine and has edited several books, including most recently, After 9/11 Solutions for a Saner World and We the Media: A Citizen's Guide to Fighting for Media Democracy. Hazen has written many articles for weekly newspapers and magazines on media criticism, social and cultural trends and politics. Hazen conceived of and organized the two Media & Democracy congresses, attended by 2,000 people, which took place in San Francisco and New York City in 1996 and 1998. He has managed successful political campaigns in New York City for candidates Ruth Messinger and David Dinkins and maintains his bi-coastal credentials splitting time between New York and San Francisco. He is currently president of the board of the Oakland, CA-based television production company, The Working Group. Hazen has a Master’s degree in counseling from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University.

		(415) 284-1420
		dhazen@alternet.org

Seminar speeches given by Don Hazen:

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