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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gary_WebbGary Webb - Wikipedia

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   Gary Stephen Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) was an American investigative journalist. He began his career working for newspapers in Kentucky and Ohio, winning numerous awards, and building a reputation for investigative writing.

2. time.com › 3482909'Kill the Messenger': The Real Story of Gary Webb, the CIA ...

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   Oct 10, 2014 · October 10, 2014 12:00 PM EDT. I n a scene from the new movie Kill the Messenger, investigative reporter Gary Webb (played by Jeremy Renner) says that he doesn’t believe in conspiracy...

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4. www.britannica.com › biography › Gary-WebbGary Webb | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist & Investigative ...

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   May 7, 2024 · Gary Webb (born August 31, 1955, Corona, California, U.S.—died December 10, 2004, Carmichael, California) was an American investigative journalist who wrote a three-part series for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 on connections between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the U.S.-backed Contra army seeking to overthrow Nicaragua’s ...

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5. allthatsinteresting.com › gary-webbGary Webb: The Journalist Who Linked The CIA To The Crack ...

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   Dec 5, 2019 · Gary Webb was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, but the media did everything it could to discredit his 1996 exposé on the CIA and an L.A. drug ring. According to Webb, CIA-backed Nicaraguan guerrillas were funding their war by selling drugs in the U.S. — but the CIA did nothing to stop it.

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6. www.grunge.com › 1172131The Tragic 2004 Death Of Investigative Journalist, Gary Webb

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   Jan 22, 2023 · In 2004, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb was found dead from an apparent suicide, as Democracy Now! reports. At that time, Webb (pictured) was best known for the controversial three-part CIA 1996 expose he wrote the San Jose Mercury News called "Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion."

7. www.thenation.com › article › archiveGary Webb Is Dead | The Nation

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   Dec 13, 2004 · David Corn. Gary Webb is dead. He was the journalist who wrote a famous–or infamous–1996 series for the San Jose Mercury News that maintained a CIA-supported drug ring based in Los Angeles...

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   Who is Gary Webb?

   • Thank you for your generosity. David Corn is Mother Jones ‘ Washington bureau chief. Until 2007, he was Washington editor of The Nation. Gary Webb is dead. He was the journalist who wrote a famous--or infamous--1996 series for the San Jose Mercury News that maintained a CIA-s...

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   How did Gary Webb die?

   • In 2004, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb was found dead from an apparent suicide, as Democracy Now! reports. At that time, Webb (pictured) was best known for the controversial three-part CIA 1996 expose he wrote the San Jose Mercury News called "Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion."

   The Tragic 2004 Death Of Investigative Journalist, Gary Webb

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   Was Gary Webb a journalism hero?

   • In Borjesson, Kristina (ed.). Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press. Prometheus Books. pp. 141–157. ISBN 1-57392-972-7. ^ a b Leen, Jeff (2014-10-17). "Gary Webb was no journalism hero, despite what 'Kill the Messenger' says". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-01-27.

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   Why did the media attack Gary Webb?

   • But when the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 ran a three-part series exposing links between contra associates and the Los Angeles crack trade in the 1980s, the major media did pay attention; they assaulted the articles written by reporter Gary Webb.

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9. theintercept.com › 2014/09/25 › managing-nightmareHow the CIA Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb

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   Sep 25, 2014 · Actor Jeremy Renner stars as investigative journalist Gary Webb in the upcoming film “Kill the Messenger.” Webb’s troubles began in August 1996, when his employer, the San Jose Mercury News,...