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Hans Bennett is a multi-media journalist mostly focusing on the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal and all political prisoners. An archive of his work is available at insubordination.blogspot.com and he is also co-founder of "Journalists for Mumia," created to challenge the long history of corporate media bias, whose website is: Abu-Jamal-News.com
(9 comments) SHARE Monday, January 14, 2008 OpEdNews.com: An interview with Rob Kall
Frustrated with the corporate media, Rob Kall started OpEdNews.com in 2003, "about two weeks before the Iraq War's shock and awe was started," It has grown into a prominent news website, which provides a valuable news service, and a powerful medium for independent journalists to publish their work.
SHARE Wednesday, December 5, 2007 "Murdered By Mumia?" press conference featured by Reuters!
Reuters spotlights the new crime scene photos after covering the Journalists for Mumia press conference. Journalists and activists presented evidence of innocence and an unfair trial in the death-penalty case of Mumia Abu-Jamal (hear audio). The press conference featured David A. Love, Dave Lindorff, Linn Washington Jr., and Pam Africa of ICFFMAJ. Is there more big media coverage to come?
SHARE Monday, December 3, 2007 PRESS CONFERENCE: Was P.O. Daniel Faulkner really "Murdered By Mumia"?
Journalists and activists will present evidence of Mumia's innocence and an unfair trial at NOON, Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at The A-Space, 4722 Baltimore Ave. in West Philadelphia (viewable online). Come see a slide-show presentation of newly discovered crime scene photos, as well as presentations by local journalists David A. Love and Dave Lindorff, and Pam Africa of ICFFMAJ.
SHARE Wednesday, November 28, 2007 A History of Racist Media Bias: ABC's 20/20 Report on Mumia Abu-Jamal
Supporting the current media-activist campaign addressing the Dec.6 NBC Today Show, Journalists for Mumia presents evidence of past media bias on ABC's 20/20 show, as documented by Covert Action Quarterly, FAIR.ORG, and the documentary film "Framing an Execution."
SHARE Tuesday, November 20, 2007 ACTION ALERT: Ensure Fairness For Mumia Abu-Jamal on NBC's The Today Show!
On Dec. 6, NBC's The Today Show intends to air a show about Michael Smerconish and Maureen Faulkner's new book "Murdered By Mumia." Please write The Today Show at today@msnbc.com asking them to fairly present both sides of the Mumia Abu-Jamal / Daniel Faulkner case, by also featuring Linn Washington, Jr. (Philadelphia Tribune columnist and Temple University Professor) and Dr. Suzanne Ross (NYC Free Mumia Coalition).
SHARE Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Mumia's Battle in Court: The Four Issues Made Simple
On May 17, 2007, a three-judge panel from the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Philadelphia on four different issues regarding the fairness of Mumia Abu-Jamal's original 1982 trial. Supporters are preparing for "day after protests". Here I examine the fairness of "Hanging Judge" Albert Sabo during the 1995 PCRA hearings, and what evidence those hearings revealed.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 25, 2007 IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE: An interview with William Francome
The new British documentary about US death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, premieres on October 25 at both The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival and Rome's International Film Festival. In this exclusive interview, William Francome reveals for the very first time, that the film will prominently feature the startling Dec. 9, 1981 crime scene photos that were recently discovered by German author Michael Schiffmann.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, October 8, 2007 Freiheit für Mumia Abu-Jamal: German book reveals new evidence!
Noam Chomsky (a long-time supporter of Abu-Jamal) writes that Schiffmann's "careful and scrupulous inquiry into the events and the available evidence brings to light much that is new or was obscured," and "raises understanding of this painful and critically important case to a new level. Not only his comprehensive research, but also his penetrating evaluation of the background and import, should be the basis for further..."
SHARE Friday, September 14, 2007 PHOTOESSAY: Justice for Leonard Peltier, The Cuban 5, SF 8, MOVE 9, and Mumia Abu-Jamal!
With a court decision in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case expected any day, supporters gathered in West Philadelphia to spotlight the cases of Leonard Peltier, The Cuban 5, The SF 8, and The MOVE 9 prisoners.
September 12 marked Leonard Peltier's 31st birthday in prison and the ninth year of the Cuban 5's imprisonment. The SF 8 have a September 24 court hearing, and the MOVE 9 will be eligible for parole in August 2008.
SHARE Thursday, August 16, 2007 COURTROOM AUDIO: Mumia Abu-Jamal's May 17 Oral Arguments
For the first time, Journalists for Mumia presents the courtroom audio from Mumia Abu-Jamal's May 17 oral arguments before the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, July 29, 2007 Aug.30 Execution Date: The Wife of Kenneth Foster Jr Speaks Out
He is very loving, caring, passionate, and charming. He can light up the room when he starts smiling. When I first met him, this surprised me because so many death row prisoners have spiritually died. But Kenneth was still growing and shining after so many years on death row.
(4 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 5, 2007 ATTENTION, MOVE! This is America!
"My family members, who were parents of most of those children that were murdered on May 13, have been in prison for almost 30 years to this day, for the accusation of a murder that they didn't commit, that nobody saw them commit. Meanwhile, the people who murdered their babies are still collecting paychecks, still seen as respectable, and never did a day in jail."
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, June 2, 2007 Aug. 30 execution date set for Haramia KiNassor / Kenneth Foster, Jr.
Hans Bennett: While many of us gathered here in Philadelphia on April 24 celebrating the birthday of Mumia Abu-Jamal, you were in Texas visting Haramia KiNassor (Kenneth Foster, Jr.) on death row. How was your visit?
SHARE Sunday, May 13, 2007 RADIO INTERVIEW: Linn Washington, Jr. on Mumia, MOVE, and the Philly Media
In this new radio-interview, veteran Philly journalist Linn Washington, Jr, talks about the 22nd anniversary of the May 13, 1985 MOVE bombing (with the MOVE 9 prisoners coming up for parole in 2008), Mumia Abu-Jamal's May 17 oral arguments, FOP racism, and the long history of local media bias.