Janine Jackson

Janine Jackson (born January 30, 1965, in Wilmington, Delaware) is the program director of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), and the host and producer of FAIR's syndicated radio show CounterSpin—a weekly program of media criticism airing on more than 150 stations around the country.

Her articles have appeared in many other publications, including In These Times and the UAW's Solidarity, and in such books as Civil Rights Since 1787 (NYU Press) and Censored 2000 (Seven Stories Press).

Jackson has testified to the Senate Communications Subcommittee on budget reauthorization for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

She has appeared on ABC's Nightline, NBC's Geraldo, and CNBC's Inside Business, among other outlets.

In 1997 she married Jim Naureckas, the editor of Extra!.