Abby Martin on the Importance of Challenging Corporate Media (Video)
The independent reporter discusses the obstacles she and such journalists as Truthdig's Chris Hedges face as they provide an alternative narrative to mainstream news.
At an event with acTVism Munich featuring The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald, former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and others, Abby Martin discusses the obstacles she and journalists such as Truthdig’s Chris Hedges face as they provide an alternative narrative to mainstream news.
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Filmmakers Abby Martin and Mike Prysner discuss the war crimes being committed in Gaza and how a resolution could be reached in the Middle East.
A 2015 piece featuring journalists Abby Martin and Max Blumenthal discussing the brutality of Israeli occupation has now been removed in 28 countries. However, it still can be seen in the United States.
The 17-year-old Palestinian girl has become a new icon of resistance in the struggle for freedom and basic human rights.
Ahed Tamimi, now in jail and awaiting trial for protesting Israeli occupation of her village, was interviewed by journalist Abby Martin in 2016.
Because it had the gall to give airtime to critics of imperialism and U.S. policy, the broadcaster has been forced to register as a foreign agent.