"Kill the Messenger" Resurrects Gary Webb, Journalist Maligned for Exposing CIA Ties to Crack Trade | Democracy Now!
The new Hollywood film "Kill the Messenger" tells the story of Gary
Webb, one of the most maligned figures in investigative journalism.
Webb’s explosive 1996 investigative series "Dark Alliance" for the San
Jose Mercury News revealed ties between the CIA,
Nicaraguan contras and the crack cocaine trade ravaging
African-American communities. The exposé provoked protests and
congressional hearings, as well as a fierce reaction from the media
establishment, which went to great lengths to discredit Webb’s
reporting. We revisit Webb’s story with an extended clip from the
documentary "Shadows of Liberty," and speak with Robert Parry, a veteran
investigative journalist who advised Webb before he published the
series.
