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.

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