David Hoffman

David Hoffman is an American author, political commentator, and media activist. In addition to his books of fiction, Hoffman has written widely about media and democracy, the Internet, and the importance of supporting pluralistic, local media around the world. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, USA Today, The Huffington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

He is the Founder of Internews, a global non-profit organization supporting independent media and access to quality information in more than 100 countries. Wired Magazine has called Hoffman "the nonprofit Ted Turner" He wrote the book Citizens Rising: Independent Journalism and the Spread of Democracy (2013) to tell the stories of the media activists who are playing a decisive role in political affairs across the globe.

Hoffman won an Emmy award as project director for the television series Capital-to-Capital that ran from 1987-1990. It was produced in association with ABC News and moderated by Peter Jennings.