Thread by @aaronjmate

Today in Mexico City I was honored to receive an international journalism award from the Club de Periodistas de Mexico City, for my coverage of Russiagate in The Nation. Grateful to receive this in the company of so many brave journalists.

Thanks to @KatrinaNation for making it possible.

I want to dedicate this award to the memories of scholar Stephen F. Cohen and journalist Robert Parry of @Consortiumnews, two brave people who challenged Russiagate and the new Cold War, and inspired me greatly.

Shoutout to my @TheGrayzoneNews colleagues @MaxBlumenthal @anyaparampil @BenjaminNorton for their support & their inspirational work exposing actual foreign interference, US coups/dirty wars/sanctions worldwide especially here in Latin America.

Also very grateful to @JPederZane, Tom Kuntz, and everyone at @RCInvestigates for their support and the continued opportunity to chase this story.

Here’s some video from the ceremony:

And of course thanks as always to @jimmy_dore for all he did to debunk Russiagate along with me and to help me reach a wide audience at a time when factual reporting was almost impossible to find. Someone at the ceremony wanted me to pass on that JD has a lot fans in Mexico!

I was thrilled to meet a number of courageous journalists today, including César Vidal (@esCesarVidal). Also honored to join past winners including Greg Palast (@Greg_Palast).

*Club de Periodistas de Mexico; not Mexico City

Thanks for all the kind words (and Mexico City reccs). Grateful to have the support! 🇲🇽 ✈️