Mark Mathis
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Mark E. Mathis is a movie producer and media consultant. He is currently the president of Mathis Media, LLC, a media-consulting firm. Prior to this, Mathis founded and served as executive director of Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy. The website describes him as "a former TV news reporter and anchor turned media consultant and trainer. ... In 2002 Mark published Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity. ... Mark is also a mid-day host on 106.3 KAGM talk radio with his wife of 13 years, Dianne Anderson. Dianne is a former KOAT-TV news anchor. ... In 2003 Mark began consulting with the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico."[1]
In March 2006 Mathis was a co-signatory on a letter, initiated by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, in support of an expansion of oil drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. [1]
He is the associate producer for Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, a pro-intelligent design movie, that attempts to convince viewers of a conspiracy within the scientific community to silence supporters of intelligent design. Among other claims, the movie tries to establish a causal effect between acceptance of evolution and the Holocaust. Mathis has been criticized for misleading evolutionary biologists PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins to get them to appear in the film.[2] In March 2008 Mathis personally prohibited Myers from viewing the movie, even though he appears in it.[3] In April 2008 XVIVO, an animation company, notified the producers that the company would sue for copying a film.[4]
[edit] Books
- Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity. Purdue University Press (May 2002) ISBN 1557532478
[edit] References
- ^ About Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy 2006
- ^ MacAskill, Ewen. Dawkins rails at 'creationist front' for duping him into film role. Guardian Unlimited. September 28, 2007
- ^ No Admission for Evolutionary Biologist at Creationist Film, New York Times March 21, 2008
- ^ Expelled producers accused of copyright infringement National Center for Science Education April 9, 2008
[edit] External links
- Wendy Brown, "Energy group's true intent under fire, The New Mexican, May 7, 2006.
Articles by Mathis
- Mark Mathis, "Richardson Should Do a 180 on Energy Plan", Albuquerque Journal, October 19, 2005.
- Mark E. Mathis, et. al., Joint Letter to House and Senate Leadership on Opening ANWR to Energy Exploration, Competitive Enterprise Institute, March 8, 2006.
- Mark E. Mathis, Will Florida decision on evolution curriculum set national precedent?, Treasure Coast, Palm Beach April 26, 2008
