Kill the Messenger (Schou book)
| Author | Nick Schou |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nation Books |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-1-56025-930-5 |
Kill the Messenger: How the CIA's Crack-cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb (New York: Nation Books, 2006) is a biography of investigative journalist Gary Webb, focusing on his 1996 "Dark Alliance" investigative series in the San Jose Mercury News. The series linked the 1980s crack cocaine trade in the United States and the CIA-backed Nicaraguan Contras.
Kill the Messenger was adapted into a 2014 film by the same name.
Editions
- ISBN 978-1-56025-930-5 (2006)
- ISBN 978-0-78673-526-6 (2009)
- ISBN 978-1-56858-471-3 (2014)
External links
Reviews
- Douglas, Theo (2006-11-09). "Finding a Scapegoat". OC Weekly. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- Ireland, Doug (October 12, 2006). "Kill the Messenger: The Tragic Life of Gary Webb". AlterNet. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
Interviews
- "Nick Schou on BookTV". Book TV. April 29, 2007. C-SPAN. Retrieved October 22, 2014.