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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.
Oct 10, 2014 · 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 theories. He does, however, believe in...
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Dec 5, 2019 · Gary Webb's groundbreaking series \"Dark Alliance\" exposed how the CIA funded a Nicaraguan rebel group by selling crack cocaine to black communities in the U.S. He faced fierce criticism and backlash for his report, and later committed suicide in 2004.
Sep 25, 2014 · The CIA document reveals how the agency watched over the media backlash that discredited the journalist's investigation into the Contras and cocaine trade. The article also explores the legacy of Webb's series and the upcoming film \"Kill the Messenger\".
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."
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 ...
Mar 21, 2015 · In 1996, journalist Gary Webb began looking into links between Nicaragua's drug-running Contra rebels and the CIA. As a recent film shows, what he found killed him. By Alex Hannaford 21 March...
