Evan Coyne Maloney
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Evan Coyne Maloney is an American documentary filmmaker, the editor of the website Brain Terminal and a video blogger. He graduated from Bucknell University
in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
From 1995 thru 1998, Maloney was the lead developer of UNET's KeepTalking web chat server.
In 1996, Maloney co-developed DarkHorse: The Virtual Campaign Game for MSNBC
and Byron Preiss Multimedia.
In February 2003, Maloney posted the video Protesting the Protesters to his website. The video featured street interviews at an anti-war protest in New York City
. Although his site was fairly obscure at the time, several media
outlets took notice, and within a day of his posting the video it was featured on Special Report with Brit Hume
. A day later, audio clips from the interviews were featured on Rush Limbaugh
's radio show.
Since then, Maloney's website has become popular, receiving more than 5 million hits by the end of 2003 and logging over 6 million hits in 2004.
In late 2003, Maloney co-founded On The Fence Films, a film production company with entrepreneur Stuart Browning
and entertainment attorney Blaine Greenberg. Their first release, Brainwashing 101 is a short documentary analyzing the political environments on three college campuses: Bucknell University
, the University of Tennessee
and California Polytechnic
. The film was named one of the "10 Best Documentary Films of 2004" by the Liberty Film Festival
, and John Fund
of The Wall Street Journal
reported that it was "the clear favorite of festival attendees" at the American Film Renaissance
.
In the fall of 2005, On The Fence Films released Maloney's follow-up film Brainwashing 201: The Second Semester, another short film focusing on higher education. Brainwashing 201 has only been screened once, at the Liberty Film Festival, where it won the award for "Best Short Film of 2005."
On The Fence Films released Indoctrinate U
, the feature-length follow-up to Brainwashing 101 and Brainwashing 201: The Second Semester, in April 2007. An article
in The New York Times
mentioning Indoctrinate U attracted strong criticism from Maloney
and Greg Lukianoff
of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
.
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
From 1995 thru 1998, Maloney was the lead developer of UNET's KeepTalking web chat server.
In 1996, Maloney co-developed DarkHorse: The Virtual Campaign Game for MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and Byron Preiss Multimedia.
In February 2003, Maloney posted the video Protesting the Protesters to his website. The video featured street interviews at an anti-war protest in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Although his site was fairly obscure at the time, several media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
outlets took notice, and within a day of his posting the video it was featured on Special Report with Brit Hume
Brit Hume
Brit Hume is an American television journalist and political commentator.For twenty years he was a correspondent for the American Broadcasting Company, including Chief White House Correspondent. He then spent ten years as the Washington, D.C. managing editor of the Fox News Channel and the anchor...
. A day later, audio clips from the interviews were featured on Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
's radio show.
Since then, Maloney's website has become popular, receiving more than 5 million hits by the end of 2003 and logging over 6 million hits in 2004.
In late 2003, Maloney co-founded On The Fence Films, a film production company with entrepreneur Stuart Browning
Stuart Browning
Stuart Browning is a political commentator, writer, film director, film producer, entrepreneur and health care policy commentator. He is currently producing The Free Market Cure Video Series, a collection of short films arguing against collectivized medicine and for the benefits of free markets in...
and entertainment attorney Blaine Greenberg. Their first release, Brainwashing 101 is a short documentary analyzing the political environments on three college campuses: Bucknell University
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
, the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
and California Polytechnic
California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....
. The film was named one of the "10 Best Documentary Films of 2004" by the Liberty Film Festival
Liberty Film Festival
Founded in July of 2004 by American independent filmmakers Jason Apuzzo and Govindini Murty, the Liberty Film Festival took place primarily in West Hollywood, CA and was active between 2004 and 2008. The LFF screened over 80 films, of which approximately fifty were premieres and thirty achieved...
, and John Fund
John Fund
John H. Fund is an American political journalist and conservative columnist. Currently a senior editor of The American Spectator,...
of The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
reported that it was "the clear favorite of festival attendees" at the American Film Renaissance
American Film Renaissance
American Film Renaissance is a non-profit film institute best known for its conservative film festivals, held annually in a different location.-Mission:...
.
In the fall of 2005, On The Fence Films released Maloney's follow-up film Brainwashing 201: The Second Semester, another short film focusing on higher education. Brainwashing 201 has only been screened once, at the Liberty Film Festival, where it won the award for "Best Short Film of 2005."
On The Fence Films released Indoctrinate U
Indoctrinate U
Indoctrinate U is a 2007 American feature-length documentary film written by, directed by and starring Evan Coyne Maloney, on ideological conformism and political correctness in American higher education...
, the feature-length follow-up to Brainwashing 101 and Brainwashing 201: The Second Semester, in April 2007. An article
in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
mentioning Indoctrinate U attracted strong criticism from Maloney
and Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff
Greg Lukianoff is the President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education . He previously served as FIRE's first Director of Legal and Public Advocacy until he was appointed President in 2006...
of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is a non-profit group founded in 1999 and focused on civil liberties in academia in the United States...
.