David Fenton

David Fenton (born 1953)[1] is the Chairman and founder of Fenton Communications,[2] created in 1982 to promote issue-oriented public relations campaigns focusing on the environment, public health and human rights. Since founding the company, he pioneered[3] the use of professional P.R. and advertising techniques by nonprofit public interest groups in the United States and around the world. The company has offices in New York, Washington, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

For the singer/songwriter, see The Vapors.

David Fenton
Born
New York, New York

Fenton also co-founded three independent nonprofit organizations: Environmental Media Services, which coordinated communications activities for environmental groups; New Economy Communications, which works on human rights issues in the global economy; and Death Penalty Information Center, which helps journalists cover evidence of innocence and racial bias in the death penalty. He also helped incubate Climate Nexus, which works with journalists on climate change, and J Street, the pro-Israel, pro-peace group working for a two-state solution.

Fenton was formerly director of Public Relations at Rolling Stone magazine in 1978. He was co-producer of the "No Nukes" concerts with Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and many others in New York City, 1979. In the late 1960s, he was a photojournalist, for Liberation News Service while also publishing in the NY Times, Life, Newsweek and others. His book of photographs SHOTS: An American Photographer's Journey was published in 2005.

Fenton is a native of New York City. He resides in Manhattan with his wife and two teenage children.

References
  1. "Discover the Networks | David Fenton". www.discoverthenetworks.org. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "The Team". fenton.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. "David Fenton". ecoAmerica. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.


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