WHO WE ARE

Accuracy In Media is a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage.

Contact Information

Address: 4455 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite #330
Washington, D.C. 20008

Phone: (202) 364-4401
Fax: (202) 364-4098

To see detailed directions to the AIM office click here.

 
Contact Us by E-mail

General Information: John Wessale
Policy Questions: Roger Aronoff
Speakers Bureau: Charles Rozier
Subscriptions: Claudia Mason
Internships: Internship Coordinator
All Other Inquiries: Donald Irvine

Staff Members

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Reed Irvine, Chairman
Don Irvine, Executive Secretary
Deborah Lambert, Director of Special Projects
John Wessale, Executive Assistant
Charles Rozier, Director of the Speakers Bureau
Roger Aronoff, Media Analyst and Documentary Producer
Claudia L. Mason, Administrative Assistant
Mercedes M. Amaya, Mailroom Manager

Staff Directory


Reed Irvine, Chairman, a former Federal Reserve official, founded AIM in 1969. He holds degree from the University of Utah, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and from Oxford, where he was a Fulbright scholar. He is editor of the AIM Report, writes a weekly syndicated column, and does a daily radio commentary, Media Monitor, with Cliff Kincaid. He is also Chairman of Accuracy In Academia, which he founded in 1985. Mr. Irvine is a popular lecturer, and has frequently appeared on radio and TV programs including Crossfire, MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, Nightline, Nightwatch, Good Morning America, Viewpoint, and The Larry King Show. After more than 30 years of publicizing the media's irresponsible behavior, Mr. Irvine has become the nation's foremost media critic and authority on media bias. He is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World. Mr. Irvine lives with his wife in suburban Maryland.
(ar1@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 110)

Don Irvine, Executive Secretary, joined AIM in 1974. He was named Operations Manager in 1982 and elected to the AIM board in 1984 as Executive Secretary. In addition to handling the financial and investment decisions for AIM, Mr. Irvine is responsible for much of the day-to-day operations including personnel, internships and online activities. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in General Business. Mr. Irvine lives with his wife and three children in suburban Maryland.
(don@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 105)

Deborah Lambert, Director of Special Projects, oversees the area of fundraising and donor relations for AIM. She is also a board member of Accuracy In Academia and writes a column for AIA's monthly publication, Campus Report. A former antique dealer and freelance writer, she has served as AIM's Public Relations Director and producer of AIM's weekly TV show, The Other Side of the Story. Ms. Lambert was born and raised in Connecticut, and holds a B.A. in English from Columbia University.
(deb@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext.108)

John Wessale, Executive Assistant,brings a wide variety of experience to the staff with a career that includes aero engineering, experimental test piloting, and auto racing. Later years were spent in the food manufacturing business, real estate brokerage, and law enforcement. Mr. Wessale moved from Scottsdale, AZ to the DC area when his wife, a Public Health Service Officer, was transferred to the national office in Rockville, Md. As a WWII army pilot he now spends his spare time in veteran affairs.
(john@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 107)

Charles Rozier, Captain, U.S. Navy (retired), Director of the Accuracy In Media/Allied Educational Foundation Speaker Bureau,volunteers his time at AIM because he believes that the mainstream media are biased, and Reed Irvine conscientiously searches for the truth. Mr. Rozier is a veteran of World War II and the Vietnam War (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Medal). He is an alumnus of the U.S. Naval Academy, M.I.T. and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After serving in the regular navy for 29 years, Mr. Rozier worked as a systems analyst and engineering manager at TRW for 19 years.
(charles@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 115)

Roger Aronoff, Media Analyst and Documentary Producer, joined AIM in May of 1997 and has produced video documentaries for AIM that include The Clinton Legacy and AIM's 30 Year War, and musical essay looking at the life and times of AIM. In addition to his work at AIM, Mr. Aronoff is also the producer/writer of a monthly TV series called Public Disclosure, a joint production of Judicial Watch and the Free Congress Foundation. A University of Texas graduate with a B.A. in History, Mr. Aronoff has worked as a freelance journalist in South Africa, columnist for the Jewish Herald Voice, and producer of syndicated radio programs.
(roger@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 109)

Claudia L. Mason, Administrative Assistant, joined AIM in 1999 and works with office administration, as well as handles membership inquiries and bookkeeping. A native of Guatemala, Ms. Mason moved to Florida in 1988. She served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and presently lives in suburban Maryland.
(claudia@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 110)

Mercedes M. Amaya, Mailroom Manager, joined AIM in 1993. She currently handles all the inquiries of AIM online store's customers and contributes her creativity to design original AIM buttons for various conferences and trade shows. A native of Ecuador, Mrs. Amaya lives with her husband and two children in suburban Maryland.
(mercedes@aim.org Tel: 202 364 4401 ext. 117)