Muckraker Greg Palast to Discuss New Book on Free Speech TV

DENVER, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Independent news network Free Speech TV announced today that investigative reporter Greg Palast will be in FSTV's Denver studio to discuss his latest book, Vultures' Picnic, on Saturday, November 19th, 2011.

Palast is best known as the investigative reporter who uncovered how Katherine Harris purged thousands of African-Americans from Florida's voting rolls in the 2000 Presidential Election. Once called "a cross between Sam Spade and Sherlock Holmes" by commentator/humorist Jim Hightower, Palast turned to journalism after two decades as a top investigator of corporate fraud and racketeering.

FSTV Executive Director Don Rojas said, "It's an extraordinary privilege to bring this live discussion with Greg to our viewers across the country. Starting with the tragic BP oil spill and spreading out to other acts of environmental and economic devastation, Vultures' Picnic lays out a feast of stories about how Big Oil and Big Banks collude to put profits over people and the planet."

"During this historic moment when 'the 99%' of the Occupy Movement are speaking out against growing inequality, injustice and corruption, Greg's book is sure to strike a resonant chord," Rojas continued. Palast will be signing copies of Vultures' Picnic at the Free Speech TV studios, and those signed copies will then be offered to FSTV viewers for a tax-deductible contribution.

This special event will be broadcast, starting Saturday, November 19th at 5:30 p.m. ET, and it will then be repeated throughout FSTV's membership drive. Free Speech TV broadcasts on DIRECTV 348, DISH Network 9415, the FSTV Roku channel and on over 200 cable affiliates nationwide. It streams at www.freespeech.org.

To make a donation call Free Speech TV at 877-378-8669 or for more information email [email protected].

About Free Speech TV
Launched in 1995, Free Speech TV is an independent, publicly-supported, non-profit TV network and multi-platform media station. Promoting voices and perspectives under-represented in the media, Free Speech TV broadcasts and webcasts independently-produced programs addressing social, political, cultural, and environmental issues. Free Speech TV programs include The Thom Hartmann Show,  Democracy Now!, Al Jazeera English News, Gay USA, Enviro Close-Up, and a diverse array of investigative documentaries. Free Speech TV reaches 35 million U.S. homes, broadcasting fulltime on DISH Network channel 9415, DIRECTV channel 348, part-time on 175 US community cable affiliate stations, on Roku.com and online at www.freespeech.org. 

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