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| − | '''Abby Martin''' is | + | '''Abby Martin''' is an American journalist and TV presenter. She produced ''The Empire Files'' for the [[Venezuela]]n broadcaster [[teleSUR]] and before that, presented [[RT]]'s 'Breaking the Set' programme.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/user/breakingtheset "Abby Martin Breaks the Set One Last Time"]''</ref> |
| − | + | Before hosting her own show, Martin had worked for two years as a correspondent for RT America. | |
| − | She is also an artist and activist, and helped found the citizen journalism website ''Media Roots''.<ref>''[https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-273615256.html "Media Roots.(The Media Beat)(on citizen journalism)"]''</ref> | + | She is also an artist and activist, and helped found the citizen journalism website ''[https://mediaroots.org Media Roots]'' which she operates with her brother [[Robbie Martin]].<ref>''[https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-273615256.html "Media Roots.(The Media Beat)(on citizen journalism)"]''</ref> |
==''The Empire Files''== | ==''The Empire Files''== | ||
| − | In 2015 Abby Martin launched ''The Empire Files'' | + | In 2015 Abby Martin launched ''The Empire Files'' with journalist and activist [[Michael Prysner]].<ref>http://theempirefiles.tv/</ref> |
''The Empire Files'' is hosted by [[teleSUR]], which is funded by several [[Latin America]]n governments, but is editorially independent. Martin said: | ''The Empire Files'' is hosted by [[teleSUR]], which is funded by several [[Latin America]]n governments, but is editorially independent. Martin said: | ||
:"The show is totally independent of teleSUR... We merely sell them the content; they have zero control over anything we do". | :"The show is totally independent of teleSUR... We merely sell them the content; they have zero control over anything we do". | ||
| − | Martin and Prysner received death threats for their reporting on protests in [[Venezuela]].<ref> | + | Martin and Prysner received death threats for their reporting on protests in [[Venezuela]].<ref>http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/venezuela-abby-martin-mike-prysner-lies-death-threats</ref> For ''The Empire Files'', Abby Martin also reported from the [[Palestinian]] territories, the West Bank and the [[Amazon]] rainforest.<ref>http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40314-empire-files-silencing-palestine-with-prison-and-repression</ref><ref>http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17027</ref> |
| − | + | It was shut down by [[sanctions]] from the american government in 2018.<ref>https://mediaroots.org/us-sanctions-shut-down-the-empire-files-with-abby-martin/ saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20180822152327/https://mediaroots.org/us-sanctions-shut-down-the-empire-files-with-abby-martin/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.vn/m0bF4 Archive.is]</ref> | |
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| + | On 5 March 2024, Abby Martin was interviewed by [[George Galloway]] on the [[Mother Of All Talk Shows]] and said: "I’m embarrassed to be an [[American]]." | ||
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| + | She described [[Joe Biden]] as a genocider and a criminal, and the [[mainstream media]] as accomplices in [[Israel]]'s [[genocide]] in [[Gaza]]. | ||
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| + | |caption=[[Gaza Massacre]]: debunking [[Israel]]’s excuse | ||
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| + | In May 2021, Abby Martin set out 5 points that evaporate [[Israel]]'s assertion that the civilians it kills in [[Gaza]] were "human shields": | ||
| + | * [[Israel]] provides no evidence; | ||
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| + | * [[Israel]] has a history of lying about human shields; | ||
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| + | * [[Israel]] considers everyone in [[Gaza]] a human shield; | ||
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| + | * By [[Israel]]'s definition the [[IDF]] uses human shields too; and, | ||
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| + | * This is all a situation of [[Israel]]'s design.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l78dOLxt6_g "Debunking Israel’s ‘Human Shield’ Defence in Gaza Massacre"]''</ref> | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV_PLCC6jeI Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes What Hillary Clinton Really Represents] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV_PLCC6jeI Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes What Hillary Clinton Really Represents] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7hEfgxSJ44 The Empire Files: Abby Martin with Dr. Jill Stein - Symptoms of a Sick Society] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7hEfgxSJ44 The Empire Files: Abby Martin with Dr. Jill Stein - Symptoms of a Sick Society] | ||
| − | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxa4YbmMkQ0 Empire Files: How the World Runs on Looting the Congo] | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxa4YbmMkQ0 Empire Files: How the World Runs on Looting the Congo] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 5 March 2024
 Abby Martin        (Journalist, Activist, Artist) | |
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| Born | Abigail Suzanne Martin 6 September 1984 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Diego State University |
| Member of | Disinfo.com |
| Interest of | "Philip Cross" |
Abby Martin beautiful journalist with a beautiful heart and mind with George Galloway, another strong voice for the voiceless. Hats off to you both for working so hard against injustice.[1] | |
Abby Martin is an American journalist and TV presenter. She produced The Empire Files for the Venezuelan broadcaster teleSUR and before that, presented RT's 'Breaking the Set' programme.[2]
Before hosting her own show, Martin had worked for two years as a correspondent for RT America.
She is also an artist and activist, and helped found the citizen journalism website Media Roots which she operates with her brother Robbie Martin.[3]
Contents
The Empire Files
In 2015 Abby Martin launched The Empire Files with journalist and activist Michael Prysner.[4]
The Empire Files is hosted by teleSUR, which is funded by several Latin American governments, but is editorially independent. Martin said:
- "The show is totally independent of teleSUR... We merely sell them the content; they have zero control over anything we do".
Martin and Prysner received death threats for their reporting on protests in Venezuela.[5] For The Empire Files, Abby Martin also reported from the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Amazon rainforest.[6][7]
It was shut down by sanctions from the american government in 2018.[8]
MOATS interview
| "I’m embarrassed to be an American." |
On 5 March 2024, Abby Martin was interviewed by George Galloway on the Mother Of All Talk Shows and said: "I’m embarrassed to be an American."
She described Joe Biden as a genocider and a criminal, and the mainstream media as accomplices in Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Human shields in Gaza
| Gaza Massacre: debunking Israel’s excuse |
In May 2021, Abby Martin set out 5 points that evaporate Israel's assertion that the civilians it kills in Gaza were "human shields":
- Israel provides no evidence;
- Israel has a history of lying about human shields;
Videos
- Empire Files: Constituent Assembly Dictatorship or Democracy in Venezuela?
- Empire Files: Abby Martin Meets the Venezuelan Opposition
- Empire Files: Venezuela Economy Minister—Sabotage, Not Socialism, is the Problem
- Empire Files: Abby Martin in Venezuela - Supermarkets to Black Markets
- Empire Files: Head of Venezuela National Guard on Insurgency & US Threats
- Empire Files: Anti-Black Racism Reveals Israel’s White Supremacy
- Empire Files: How Palestine Became Colonized
- Empire Files: Inside Palestine’s Refugee Camps
- Abby Martin - Israel Started Palestinian Genocide Right From the Beginning !
- Inside Saudi Arabia - Empire Files With Abby Martin
- The Empire Files: 9/11 & the Belligerent Empire
- The Empire Files: Examining the Syria War Chessboard
- Empire Files: US-Russia Relations in "Most Dangerous Moment"
- Empire Files: Post-Soviet Russia, Made in the U.S.A.
- The Empire Files: 'This Ship is Sinking' Says Former Bush Official
- The Empire Files: Noam Chomsky on Electing The President of an Empire
- The Empire Files: The Tyranny of Big Oil
- The Empire Files: The Real House of Saud
- Empire Files: Anti-Black Racism Reveals Israel’s White Supremacy
- The Empire Files: The U.S. School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads
- Inside Saudi Arabia - Empire Files With Abby Martin
- The Empire Files: America's Unofficial Religion, The War on an Idea
- The Empire Files: An Unparalleled Act of Police Terror
- Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes Steve Bannon
- Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes What Hillary Clinton Really Represents
- The Empire Files: Abby Martin with Dr. Jill Stein - Symptoms of a Sick Society
- Empire Files: How the World Runs on Looting the Congo
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Venezuela critics are just Blairites having a kick at Jeremy Corbyn | Interview | 7 August 2017 | George Galloway Luke Dolan | For nineteen years the United States government and its secret agents have been trying to overthrow the Venezuela political process. Why might that be? Well, there are many reasons but the biggest among them has the smallest name: OIL. |
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References
- ↑ "Comment by @peacelover7000 on YouTube"
- ↑ "Abby Martin Breaks the Set One Last Time"
- ↑ "Media Roots.(The Media Beat)(on citizen journalism)"
- ↑ http://theempirefiles.tv/
- ↑ http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/venezuela-abby-martin-mike-prysner-lies-death-threats
- ↑ http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40314-empire-files-silencing-palestine-with-prison-and-repression
- ↑ http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17027
- ↑ https://mediaroots.org/us-sanctions-shut-down-the-empire-files-with-abby-martin/ saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
- ↑ "Debunking Israel’s ‘Human Shield’ Defence in Gaza Massacre"
