Abby Martin Biography
Abby Martin also known as (Abigail Suzanne Martin) is an American citizen journalist and presenter who hosts the web series The Empire Files. Previously a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, she hosts the Breaking Set on the Russian network RT America from 2012 to 2015, working from the Washington, D.C. bureau. Martin also serves on the board of directors for the Media Freedom Foundation which manages Project Censored. In 2015, Martin launched The Empire Files, an interview and documentary series, hosted by Telesur.
Abby Martin Age
Martin is 36 years old as of 2020. She was born on September 6, 1984, in Oakland, California, United States. She celebrate her birthday every 6th of September in a year. her zodaic sign is Virgo.
Abby Martin Height
Abby stands at an average height. She appears to be quite tall in stature in her photos, relative to her surroundings, and anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.
Abby Martin Education
Martin grew up in Pleasanton, California, where she attended Amador Valley High School, graduating in 2002. After high school, she began painting and photographing, as some of her works which were exhibited around California. She became interested in journalism through her old high school boyfriend who was enlisted in the military after the September 11 attacks in 2001.
“She didn’t want him going to war”, she critically recalls.what’s going on?’” By the time she was a sophomore at San Diego State University, she began questioning what she called the “selling” of the Iraq War by the media. She received an undergraduate degree in political science and minored in Spanish.
Abby Martin Husband
Martin is not yet married but she is in a relationship with her longtime boyfriend Mike Prysner.
Abby Martin Salary
Abby Martin worked at WKRN as a sideline reporter. She also has worked in RT American and there a journalist’s salary was estimated to be $47,000 to $63,000 yearly.
Abby Martin Net worth
Abby has an estimated net worth $ 4 million dollars as of 2021. She earns her income from her businesses and companies. She also earns her income from her work as an American citizen journalist and presenter. She also earns her income from the Awards industry and other sites.
Abby Martin Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about the citizen journalist, Abby.
Abby Martin Wiki
- Full Names: Abby Martin
- Gender: Female
- Profession: citizen journalist and presenter
- Nationality: American
- Race/ Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Abby Martin Birthday
- Age: 36 years old
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Date of Birth: September 6, 1984
- Place of Birth: Oakland, California
- Birthday: September 6th
Martin Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: To be updated
- Height: Average
- Weight: Moderate
- Hair Colour: Black
Martin Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): To be updated
- Mother (Mom): To be updated
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): To be updated
- Marital Status: Single
- Husband: To be updated
- Boyfriend: Mike Prysner
Martin Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $4 million dollars (approx. 2021)
- Salary: To be updated
- Source of Income: citizen journalist and presenter
Martin House and Cars
- Place of living: United States
- Cars: Car Brand to be Updated
Abby Martin Citizen journalist
Conspiracy theories
In 2008, she posted a video showing her support for the 9/11 Truth movement. She labeled the US government’s assertions about the attacks on September 11 as being “propaganda”. During the administration of President George W. Bush, she said of the attacks: “I’ve researched it for three years and every single thing that I uncover solidifies my belief that it was an inside job and that our government was complicit in what happened.”
The New York Times described her as a 9/11 conspiracy theorist while the Institute of Modern Russia’s online journal, The Interpreter, stated that in Martin’s work, “facts reported by the news media compete on less than equal footing with conspiracy theories”. A 2015 BuzzFeed News article stated that she was “involved in the 9/11 truth movement” and that she “frequently showcased other conspiracy theories”.
Shortly after beginning her show on RT, Martin she stated in an interview with Mark Crispin Miller that “the media dismisses things that are too controversial as conspiracy theory”. In March 2014, Martin told the Associated Press that she “no longer subscribes” to the theory that 9/11 was an inside job as she did earlier.
Media Roots
In 2009, Martin helped found the citizen journalism website Media Roots. She co-hosts the Media Roots Radio podcast with her brother, Robbie Martin. Later, she became a supporter of the Occupy movement.
Breaking the Set
In 2012, Martin began hosting her own show, Breaking the Set, on RT America. The show mixed media criticism with investigative journalism and described itself as “a show that cuts through the false left/right paradigm set by the establishment and reports the hard facts”. The original opening credits depict Martin applying a sledgehammer to a television tuned to CNN.
The Past shows investigated Monsanto, Nestle, the U.S. federal electoral system, the drone program, the NSA, Israel, Obama, and water fluoridation. Martin received attention in the media when she closed her show on March 3, 2014, with a minute-long statement condemning the Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
She appeared to be reading from a teleprompter, leading observers to suppose that her remarks were made with the consent of the show’s producers. Glenn Greenwald wrote a piece that compared Martin’s statement favorably to the behavior of the United States media during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
RT issued a statement saying: “Contrary to the popular opinion, RT doesn’t beat its journalists into submission, and they are free to express their own opinions, not just in private but on the air.” RT added: “[W]e’ll be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicenter of the story.”
Martin declined the offer, saying “I am not going to Crimea despite the statement RT has made.” The New York Times wrote that RT notified Martin that what she had said about Ukraine was “not in line with our editorial policy”. Breaking the Set came to an end in February 2015, with Martin deciding to “focus on investigative field reporting”.
Speaking for RT, Anna Belkina told BuzzFeed: “Abby decided that this is the time for her to try something new. We are proud of the great work she has done as the host of Breaking the Set.” In January 2017, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report titled, Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections, following allegations of Russian involvement in the 2016 United States presidential election.
The report characterized RT as a “Kremlin-directed campaign” to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Hillary Clinton and harm her elect-ability and potential presidency. The report accused Breaking the Set of being critical of the United States and Western governments, stating that it had been promoting “radical discontent.”
The Empire Files
In September 2015, Martin launched The Empire Files, an interview and documentary series. The show was originally hosted by Telesur English, a media outlet funded by several left-wing Latin American governments. Martin clarified, “The show is totally independent of Telesur.
We merely sell them the content; they have zero control over anything we do”. The show has featured interviews with Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Jill Stein, and Rafael Correa and on-the-scene reports on the Palestinian refugee camps, the 2017 Venezuelan protests and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston.
In 2018, she increasingly stringent sanctions on Venezuela imposed by the Trump administration allegedly obstructed wire transfers to Telesur, thereby impeding the network’s funding of The Empire Files. Starting in August 2018, The Empire Files moved to a donation model to continue
Reception
Abby Martin Millennial Magazine portrayed Martin as an “unfiltered” media representative for the Millennial generation who reports “stories that deserve public recognition”. Journalist Michael C. Moynihan states that “Martin’s politics are odious and frequently incoherent”.
Martin was criticized for her past support of the 9/11 truth movement. In 2014 New York Times columnist Robert Mackey contrasted Martins critical remarks on the occupation of Crimea with her conviction “that the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were part of a government conspiracy.”
Author and media consultant Chez Pazienza criticized Martin for being a 9/11 Truther, a term also used to describe her by journalists Lloyd Grove, Michael C. Moynihan and P. J. O’Rourke of The Daily Beast.
Another journalist of The Daily Beast, James Kirchick, states “her stern delivery and vocal timbre and inflection combine to form a bad impersonation of Rachel Maddow if the MSNBC host had long hair and was a devotee of InfoWars”.
British media campaigner of and co-editor of Media Lens, David Cromwell, states that Martin is a “superb independent journalist … who has risked her life to report what the corporate media is not telling you about Venezuela”. Pro-Bolivarian Revolution website Venezuelanalysis describes Martin as a “[r]enowned journalist”.
Regarding her work on Venezuela, libertarian journalist and author John Stossel states that Martin “does government-funded propaganda for Telesur”. On September 8th, 2018 Martin stated on a live Internet broadcast that she had more journalistic freedom while working with RT than any other American news outlet.