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'''Abby Martin''' is a journalist who presents ''The Empire Files'' for the [[Venezuela]]n broadcaster [[teleSUR]].
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'''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>
  
Previously, she featured on [[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.
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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>
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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>
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==Human shields in Gaza==
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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":
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* [[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>
  
 
==''The Empire Files''==
 
==''The Empire Files''==
In 2015 Abby Martin launched ''The Empire Files''. Martin directs the show, and journalist and activist [[Michael Prysner]] produces it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theempirefiles.tv/|title=The Empire Files|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>
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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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/venezuela-abby-martin-mike-prysner-lies-death-threats|title=Venezuelan Opposition Spreads Lies About U.S. Journalists, Inciting Violence, Death Threats|last=Norton|first=Ben|date=3 June 2017|website=AlterNet|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>
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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>
  
For ''The Empire Files'', Abby Martin also reported from the [[Palestinian]] territories, the West Bank and the [[Amazon]] rainforest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40314-empire-files-silencing-palestine-with-prison-and-repression|title=Empire Files: Silencing Palestine With Prison and Repression|last=|first=|date=21 April 2017|website=Truthout|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=17027|title=The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon - Inside the Killzone|last=|first=|date=16 August 2016|website=The Real News|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>
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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>
  
 
==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]  
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxa4YbmMkQ0 Empire Files: How the World Runs on Looting the Congo]
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 19:50, 24 May 2021

Person.png Abby Martin   Facebook Twitter Website WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Journalist, Activist, Artist)
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BornAbigail Suzanne Martin
6 September 1984
Oakland, California, U.S.
Alma materSan Diego State University
Member ofDisinfo.com
Interest of"Philip Cross"

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.[1]

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.[2]

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 has a history of lying about human shields;
  • By Israel's definition the IDF uses human shields too; and,
  • This is all a situation of Israel's design.[3]

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]

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