Journalist Robert Parry: America's Hidden History
Investigative reporter Robert Parry on American journalism, now,
and what we’re not being told about the living history of our country.
In
this file photo, National Security Aide Oliver North, right, applauds
Iran-Contra figure and former CIA station chief Joseph Fernandez, left,
as he is congratulated by Contra leader Adolfo Calero, center, during a
reception in Miami, Florida on Friday, June 30, 1989 to raise funds for
Fernandez. (AP)
this file photo, National Security Aide Oliver North, right, applauds
Iran-Contra figure and former CIA station chief Joseph Fernandez, left,
as he is congratulated by Contra leader Adolfo Calero, center, during a
reception in Miami, Florida on Friday, June 30, 1989 to raise funds for
Fernandez. (AP)
Investigative reporter Robert Parry is the kind of relentless digger
that no small part of the American news media find too hot to handle. He
went deep, back in the day, on American hostages, the “October
surprise,” and the election of Ronald Reagan. He went deep on
Iran-Contra and the adventures of the CIA in the cocaine trade. He’s
still at it, writing and publishing unpopular truths. And talking about
how too often we don’t know our own living history. And the news media’s
not telling us. He just won the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic
Independence. This hour On Point, tough reporter Robert Parry.
