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Abby Martin | |
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Born | Abigail Suzanne Martin |
Other names | Fababs [1] |
Education | San Diego State University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit(s) | Breaking The Set, MEDIAROOTS, Project Censored |
Family | Robbie Martin (Brother)[2] |
Website | http://www.abbymartin.org/ |
Abby Martin is a North American, videographer, writer, journalist and Psychedelic artist [3] ; best known as both: host and pundit of an approx. half-hour, 5 day a week, Russia Today America political current affairs programme, entitled: Breaking The Set [4] ;which replaced RT's The Alyona Show, in July 2012.
In 2009, she founded a citizen journalism media organization named MEDIAROOTS[5] , based in Oakland California. She's also a board member of a research organization named Project Censored [6] .
She has described herself as a political, anti-war activist and community organizer.[7]
Threats and Criticisms
[edit]The Israeli Prime Minister's spokesman Alex Selsky, has at least twice accused Martin's BTS coverage of the Gaza-Israel "conflict" as "very very one sided".[8]
Martin claims to be often accused of being a propagandist for Russia's President Vladimir Putin. A charge which she strenuously refutes. [9]
In June 2012, a staffer representing the Media Relations Committee at the Capitol, threatened Martin with: arrest, press credential-stripping, charges of trespassing and harassment; for collaborating with fellow journalist Luke Rudowski, in confronting US Republican Senator Rand Paul with questions about his allegedly hypocritical endorsement of (interventionist) Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign. [10]
Education
[edit]Has a Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Political Science from San Diego State University (2006) with a minor in Spanish [11] [12]
Her visual art
[edit]Started from the age of 19 [13]
Her artwork features on the cover of a documentary entitled: The Crisis of Civilization[14]
Hobbies
[edit]Photography, travelling and hiking.[15]
Trivia
[edit]She claims to have coined the disparaging nickname "#DRONEKING" for US President Barack Obama.[16]
Started to scrutinize what she sees as North America's state-compliant interventionist media, after her ex-boyfriend (Matt) in high school, joined the military soon after September 11th 2001. [17] [18]
She's lived in Costa Rica and Spain, to help her Spanish language studies.[19] Also lived in San Francisco.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fababs". Abby Martin. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ Robbie Martin (Brother) "MR Radio Transcript: 9/11 Coincidence Theory". MediaRoots.org. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Psychedelic Artist". astudioapart. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Breaking The Set "Breaking The Set". RT (TV network). Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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value (help) - ^ "MEDIAROOTS". MediaRoots.org. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Project Censored "Project Censored". Project Censored. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Abby Martin of Media Roots at SFSU". MediaRoots.org. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "[55] Israeli Propaganda, Profiting off Occupation, Consumerist America". breakingtheset RT America. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Troll Spotting". breakingtheset (RT America). Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "RAND PAUL CONFRONTED FOR TRYING TO GET JOURNALIST FIRED". wearechange.org. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Abby Martin — RT On air talent". RT.com. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "About Media Roots". MediaRoots.org. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "ABBY MARTIN". aStudioApart. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "The Crisis of Civilization". The Crisis of Civilization. Crisis of Civilization. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Abby Martin — RT On air talent". rt.com. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Drone King's Xmas List | Big Brother Watch". breakingtheset (RT America). Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Abby Martin of Media Roots at SFSU". AbbyMediaRoots (MediaRoots.org). Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "MR Radio Transcript: 9/11 Coincidence Theory". MediaRoots.org. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Speakers". Project Censored. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Existential Conversation: State of Humanity & the World". MediaRoots.org. Retrieved 13th December 2012.
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Category:Left-wing activists by nationality Category:Journalists Category:Anti-war activists Category:Anti-Zionism in Israel Category:Feminists Category:Climate change environmentalists Category:Political activism Category:Psychedelic artists