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Journalism in America was a highly profitable business for more than a century until the internet – and other factors – disrupted the traditional business model resulting in decades of declining advertising and subscription revenue. Last week, the Los Angeles Times cut about 20 percent of its staff, adding to a growing list of news organizations making cuts in the past few months: The Washington Post, Business Insider, Sports Illustrated and NBC News. Meanwhile, hedge funds and private equity firms buying up newspapers has also changed the industry – a trend Bay Area filmmaker Rick Goldsmith examines in his new documentary, “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.” We'll talk about the demise of local newspapers, efforts to revive the news business, and what it means for democracy. Guests: Rick Goldsmith, documentary filmmaker; director, "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" (2023), "Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press" (1996) and "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" (2009) Julie Reynolds, freelance journalist; producer, Gray Area - a podcast about justice and redemption; part-time associate editor, The Imprint S. Mitra Kalita, CEO, URL Media - a network of Black and Brown community news outlets that share content and revenue; publisher, Epicenter-NYC; veteran journalist; media executive; prolific commentator and author Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO, San Jose Spotlight

This is the second of two episodes featuring Aaron's interview with two luminaries of US anti-imperialism—Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Dale Scott. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst for the Pentagon and RAND before he made the fateful decision to leak the Pentagon Papers—a top secret study on the US involvement in Vietnam from Truman to LBJ. Ellsberg is the author of two memoirs—Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. He is also the subject of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, an Oscar-nominated documentary that Edward Snowden credited for inspiring his own act of whistleblowing. Peter Dale Scott is a former Canadian diplomat and retired UC Berkeley Professor of English. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including The War Conspiracy, Coming to Jakarta, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, Cocaine Politics (with Jonathan Marshall), Drugs, Oil, and War, The Road to 9/11, American War Machine, and The American Deep State. This interview was originally recorded in October of 2018 at Marin College during Project Censored's Media Freedom Summit. Big thanks to everybody at Project Censored who helped with this, especially Mickey Huff, Anthony Fest, Dennis Murphy and John Bertucci! Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode! Music: "This Nation" by Mock Orange

This is the first of two episodes featuring Aaron's interview with two luminaries of US anti-imperialism—Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Dale Scott. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst for the Pentagon and RAND before he made the fateful decision to leak the Pentagon Papers—a top secret study on the US involvement in Vietnam from Truman to LBJ. Ellsberg is the author of two memoirs—Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. He is also the subject of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, an Oscar-nominated documentary that Edward Snowden credited for inspiring his own act of whistleblowing. Peter Dale Scott is a former Canadian diplomat and retired UC Berkeley Professor of English. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including The War Conspiracy, Coming to Jakarta, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, Cocaine Politics (with Jonathan Marshall), Drugs, Oil, and War, The Road to 9/11, American War Machine, and The American Deep State. This interview was originally recorded in October of 2018 at Marin College during Project Censored's Media Freedom Summit. Big thanks to everybody at Project Censored who helped with this, especially Mickey Huff, Anthony Fest, Dennis Murphy and John Bertucci! Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for producing the episode! Music: “The End of the World” by Mock Orange

On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you a tribute to the life of Daniel Ellsberg, with Forward Radio programmers, Jim Johnson (Solutions to Violence); Brian Barnes (Critical Thinking For Everyone); Justin Mog (Sustainability Now!), and K.A. Owens (On The Edge) reflecting on Ellsberg's legacy. Ellsberg spoke Truth To Power throughout his long life, but first came into the public consciousness in 1971 as the whistleblower from within the RAND Corporation who leaked the Pentagon Papers containing the secret history of the U.S. war on Vietnam to the press. Daniel Ellsberg died of pancreatic cancer on June 16, 2023. Those of us at WFMP feel we owe a great debt to Ellsberg, an economist and political activist. In 1971, he was working as a military analyst in the Pentagon. The Vietnam War was raging. College students and clergy were leading antiwar protests across the country. Both Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon boldly claimed that the U.S. was winning the war. After Ellsberg read documents by military elites, he understood that the U.S. military and its South Vietnamese allies were in fact losing the war and had been for some time. Johnson and Nixon had been lying to the American public. Ellsberg initially handed partial copies of the Pentagon Papers to Senator William Fulbright, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, as well as others in Congress. All refused to act. As a result, in 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times and later the Washington Post, knowing that such an action could lead to a long prison sentence; a demonstration of integrity and courage. The documentary “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” tells the story of the Supreme Court trial and the landmark decision which found government efforts to halt publication of the Pentagon Papers represented a violation of the First Amendment to the constitution and freedom of the press. The case, the U.S. vs. the New York Times, delivered an affirmation for freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. The Pentagon Papers exposed the fact that the U.S. was losing the Vietnam war and that exposure resulted in Nixon's decisions to pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam. As we know now the U.S. and its South Vietnamese allies lost the Vietnam war. The publication of the Pentagon Papers is an example of journalism exposing government corruption and forcing government to reverse course. We believe that a free press is essential to the preservation of a democracy and a free society. We here at WFMP are grateful for Ellsberg's courageous actions. We believe that the Supreme Court decision that found in favor of the press' right to publish the Pentagon Papers, is one of the reasons WFMP and other independent and commercial media are free to criticize the government, expose government corruption, discuss controversial political issues and shed light on issues we feel are in the public interest. All of us at Forward Radio are volunteers. We are here for one reason; we want to deliver a message that supports truth, fairness, justice, a sustainable environment and peace. Daniel Ellsberg's courageous decision to leak the Pentagon Papers and the Supreme Court's decision protects our rights as journalists. So, on behalf of Forward Radio, we want to deliver a sincere shout out to the late, great, Daniel Ellsberg and the 1971 Supreme Court for delivering an affirmation of free speech and a free press. On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else! Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

From the archives: Here is the interview I was privileged to do with Daniel Ellsberg back in 2010 shortly before the PBS telecast of the documentary film "The most dangerous man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers." (Mr. Ellsberg passed away on June 16th at the age of 92.)

  Aaron speaks with Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Dale Scott about key issues on the 50th anniversary of the Watergate arrests. Specifically, they discuss Nixon's Vietnam strategy, the way these plans were threatened by the leak of the Pentagon Papers, and the mysteries around Watergate which collectively suggest that Nixon's resignation was effected by forces to the right of Nixon himself. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst for the Pentagon and RAND before he made the fateful decision to leak the Pentagon Papers—a top secret study on the US involvement in Vietnam from Truman to LBJ. Ellsberg is the author of two memoirs—Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. He is also the subject of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, an Oscar-nominated documentary that Edward Snowden credited for inspiring his own act of whistleblowing. Peter Dale Scott is a former Canadian diplomat and retired UC Berkeley Professor of English. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including The War Conspiracy, Coming to Jakarta, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, Cocaine Politics (with Jonathan Marshall), Drugs, Oil, and War, The Road to 9/11, American War Machine, and The American Deep State. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Seamus McGuinness is producing a video version of this episode which should be coming soon! Music: "This Nation" by Mock Orange Aaron speaks with Daniel Ellsberg and Peter Dale Scott about key issues on the 50th anniversary of the Watergate arrests. Specifically, they discuss Nixon's Vietnam strategy, the way these plans were threatened by the leak of the Pentagon Papers, and the mysteries around Watergate which collectively suggest that Nixon's resignation was effected by forces to the right of Nixon himself. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst for the Pentagon and RAND before he made the fateful decision to leak the Pentagon Papers—a top secret study on the US involvement in Vietnam from Truman to LBJ. Ellsberg is the author of two memoirs—Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. He is also the subject of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, an Oscar-nominated documentary that Edward Snowden credited for inspiring his own act of whistleblowing. Peter Dale Scott is a former Canadian diplomat and retired UC Berkeley Professor of English. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, including The War Conspiracy, Coming to Jakarta, Deep Politics and the Death of JFK, Cocaine Politics (with Jonathan Marshall), Drugs, Oil, and War, The Road to 9/11, American War Machine, and The American Deep State. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Seamus McGuinness is producing a video version of this episode which should be coming soon! Music: "This Nation" by Mock Orange

  Randy Benson is a documentarian and a filmmaker Documentary: The Searchers by Randolph Benson (vimeo on demand) The website of the documentary: www.thesearchersfilm.com Randy's website: www.rbensonfilm.com John Judge's research and activism Starting in 1999, John Judge and Bill Kelly started holding a remembrance for JFK's 1963 Peace Speech June 10 1963, JFK's American University commencement address titled 'A Strategy of Peace': Audio, Video, Text Join Randy at the American University Peace Speech Memorial on June 10th (Friday) at 12 noon Address: 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016; Google Maps location President Eisenhower's farewell address on Jan 17, 1961: Video, Text National Security Action Memorandum 263 Randy is currently working on part 2 of the documentary The Searchers Dreyfus affair Video: Oswald stunned to learn that he's charged with killing JFK (press conference) Max Good's new documentary The Assassination and Mrs. Paine Trailer: The Assassination and Mrs. Paine Part B: Max Good; beginning at 18:36 Max Good is a filmmaker Max Good's new documentary The Assassination and Mrs. Paine Trailer: The Assassination and Mrs. Paine Website of the documentary: www.jfkpaine.com Twitter handle and facebook page of the documentary Max's website: www.maxgoodfilm.com Max worked as assistant producer on the documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Stream/buy The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers here FREE Borrowable Ebook: JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why it Matters by James Douglass "In this week's episode, WC supporters are gonna feel the pain. That's right. Ruth and Michael Paine" Watch episode 19 of 50 Reasons for 50 Years here "In this episode, we investigate the gift that keeps on giving; namely the Paines' garage" Watch episode 31 of 50 Reasons for 50 Years here Episode 31 titled Evidence On Demand Watch all 50 episodes of 50 Reasons for 50 Years Marina Oswald lived with Ruth Paine for the two months leading up to the assassination A lot of the key evidence against Oswald was found at Ruth's house The minox spy camera and Oswald's Kostin letter Ruth Paine's sister worked for the CIA Ruth's father was recruited by the CIA in Vietnam Her brother-in-law applied to work for the CIA Vincent Salandria features in the documentary Michael Paine had a job at Bell Helicopters and had a security clearance Why would a supposed communist like Oswald be allowed to stay at the Paines' house? The story of Priscilla Johnson McMillan McMillian was referred to as a witting collaborator in the declassified documents She applied to work for the CIA in 1952 but was turned down FREE Borrowable Ebook: Marina and Lee by Priscilla Johnson McMillan Stream/buy JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass: Showtime, Prime, iTunes, Vudu, Microsoft Stream/buy the documentary series JFK: Destiny Betrayed: Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu "We both know who's behind this" - Paines talking to each other The HSCA never interviewed Ruth Paine Ruth was the main witness of the WC; she answered more than 5000 questions  

This special episode features Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. About a year ago, on Groundhog Day 2021, Ellsberg came my peace studies class. He was prepared to answer questions from students, which he did, but only after being surprised by a number of luminaries who had previously agreed to join us. The surprise guests included James Galbraith, Peter Kuznick, Katharine Gun, and Peter Dale Scott. The class—Peace Studies of the American Century—is one that I developed in collaboration with American University history professor Peter Kuznick and filmmaker Oliver Stone.  Daniel Ellsberg is the author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. His life story is the subject of The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, the Oscar-nominated documentary that Edward Snowden credited for inspiring his own act of whistleblowing. Lastly, we are joined by former CIA officer John Kiriakou, the heroic individual who went to jail for blowing the whistle on CIA torture. He was kind enough to offer his own very memorable tribute to Daniel Ellsberg. Special thanks to Mickey Huff and Anthony Fest of Project Censored, Casey Moore for the episode art, and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering!   Music: "End of the World" by Mock Orange

The great Daniel Ellsberg shares his thoughts on Julian Assange’s extradition hearing, comparing the situation to his own trial in the 1970s. Ellsberg, of course, was acquitted—in part because it was proven that the government spied on confidential conversations with Ellsberg’s psychiatrist. The CIA and its allies have been shown to have done the same thing in Assange’s case, surveilling both his doctors and his lawyers. On these grounds alone, Ellsberg believes the case should be thrown out. But Ellsberg also reminds us that in the analogy between the two cases, Assange is actually more akin to the New York Times, to whom Ellsberg eventually leaked the Pentagon Papers. Back then no one would have even considered going after the Times; this time around, the precedent is clear: going after Assange opens the door to prosecuting just about any news outlet in America. Discussed on the show: “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)” (IMDb) “My Statement on the Prosecution of Julian Assange” (The Libertarian Institute) “The Afghanistan Papers” (Washington Post) Rage “State Department Cables” (WikiLeaks) “Baghdad War Diary” (WikiLeaks) “Kabul War Diary” (WikiLeaks) “Official Secrets (2019)” (IMDb) “UN expert says “collective persecution” of Julian Assange must end now” (OHCHR) “The Silence of the Lambs (1991)” (IMDb) “Daniel Ellsberg Secrets Chapter 1 The Tonkin Gulf: August 1964” (The Scott Horton Show) Daniel Ellsberg is a former Marine Corps company commander and nuclear expert for the Rand Corporation. He is the leaker behind the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the truth behind the Vietnam War. He is the author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

The great Daniel Ellsberg shares his thoughts on Julian Assange’s extradition hearing, comparing the situation to his own trial in the 1970s. Ellsberg, of course, was acquitted—in part because it was proven that the government spied on confidential conversations with Ellsberg’s psychiatrist. The CIA and its allies have been shown to have done the same thing in Assange’s case, surveilling both his doctors and his lawyers. On these grounds alone, Ellsberg believes the case should be thrown out. But Ellsberg also reminds us that in the analogy between the two cases, Assange is actually more akin to the New York Times, to whom Ellsberg eventually leaked the Pentagon Papers. Back then no one would have even considered going after the Times; this time around, the precedent is clear: going after Assange opens the door to prosecuting just about any news outlet in America. Discussed on the show: “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)” (IMDb) “My Statement on the Prosecution of Julian Assange” (The Libertarian Institute) “The Afghanistan Papers” (Washington Post) Rage “State Department Cables” (WikiLeaks) “Baghdad War Diary” (WikiLeaks) “Kabul War Diary” (WikiLeaks) “Official Secrets (2019)” (IMDb) “UN expert says “collective persecution” of Julian Assange must end now” (OHCHR) “The Silence of the Lambs (1991)” (IMDb) “Daniel Ellsberg Secrets Chapter 1 The Tonkin Gulf: August 1964” (The Scott Horton Show) Daniel Ellsberg is a former Marine Corps company commander and nuclear expert for the Rand Corporation. He is the leaker behind the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the truth behind the Vietnam War. He is the author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers and The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Hello dear listeners, and apologies for the extended delay/impromptu mini hiatus! But we're back with an all new episode about the 2017 Steven Spielberg film The Post, starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and a bunch of other recognizable faces! We hope you enjoy! Sources: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, performance by Daniel Ellsberg. PBS, 2010. The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee. Directed by John Maggio. HBO, 2017. HBOGO, https://play.hbogo.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GWeEKjA6v3sNcawEAAAHl?icid=hbo_signin_go http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-the-post-fact-checking-20171223-story.html https://www.biography.com/news/true-story-behind-the-post-movie-washington-post-pentagon-papers https://moviepilot.com/p/the-post-movie-true-story/4220848 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/25/movies/the-post-katharine-graham-meryl-streep-ben-bradlee-tom-hanks.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/spielbergs-the-post-good-movie-bad-history https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51WekYfoVOk https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-had-a-front-row-seat-to-the-pentagon-papers-intrigue-heres-what-happened/2017/12/28/f44c7042-ebd7-11e7-9f92-10a2203f6c8d_story.html?utm_term=.31005b77a1cf   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020802132.html   https://www.c-span.org/video/?67506-1/book-discussion-ben-bradlee-a-good-life   http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/the-post/     Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

Activist Cinema Episode 3 - The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) is a documentary told in Mr. Ellsberg's own words that traces the events leading up to and after the release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971. [Click to Listen]

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