Information Clearing House publisher receives threats
August 8th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Press freedom and ethics
The publisher of a US website that aims to ‘correct the distorted perceptions provided by commercial media’ has been threatened with violence, according to reports from a friend and fellow independent publisher.
Tom Feeley, who runs Information Clearing House, and his family have received a string of threats relating to his work online, Mike Whitney reports.
Most recently Feeley’s wife was threatened in her home by three men with a gun, who demanded he stopped his online publishing. Feeley himself has also received death threats, according to Whitney.
At the time of writing the website is still active.
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August 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am
ICH is a far-left conspiracy site. Quite possibly the person threatening is a left-wing loon angry with the ‘cover-up’ of the truth. Nutters galore.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:33 am
To ‘marvin’.
What nonsense you speak. ICH is none of those things. Having read ICH, you will be able to back up your silly claims. Or are you simply lying?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
January 30th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
It was a matter of time before the Ministry of Truth came a callin’. Best that Feeney clear out and go underground, preferably in a more liberal country. ¿Habla español?