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Robert Parry

American investigative journalist (1949-2018) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 68

Robert Earle Parry was an American investigative journalist. He covered the Iran-Contra affair for the Associated Press (AP) and Newsweek, and was known for breaking controversial stories in the 1980s and '90s, including an alleged CIA-Contra partnership to traffic cocaine in the U.S., a CIA-provided assassination...

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Awards

George Polk Award1984

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He covered the Iran-Contra affair for the Associated Press (AP) and Newsweek, and was known for breaking controversial stories in the 1980s and '90s, including an alleged CIA-Contra partnership to traffic cocaine in the U.S., a CIA-provided assassination manual used by the Nicaraguan Contras, and the "October Surprise" theory regarding the 1980 U.S. presidential election.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2018 · aged 68

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