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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