IRE Radio Podcast | The Journalists and the Death Squad

On this episode, reporter A.C. Thompson discusses his investigation into the deaths of five Vietnamese-American journalists between 1981 and 1990. Officials seemed to think that an anti-Communist group called the Front had been behind the slayings, but law enforcement agencies never charged anyone and the cases went cold. Thompson reopened the investigation for ProPublica and Frontline, tracking down former members of the Front to try and find out who silenced the press more than 30 years ago. 

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EPISODE NOTES

Looking for links to the stories, resources and events we discussed on this week’s podcast? We’ve collected them for you.

• Read A.C. Thompson’s ProPublica investigation, “Terror in Little Saigon,” and watch the Frontline documentary.
• Read more about how “Terror in Little Saigon” was reported.
• Learn about The Arizona Project and the death of reporter Don Bolles.
• Read about the Chauncey Bailey Project.

CREDITS

Aaron Pellish reported this episode. Daniela Vidal introduced the episode. IRE Web Editor Sarah Hutchins edits the podcast.

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