The Public Eye Network is a group of progressive investigative reporters, licensed investigators, paralegal investigators, attorneys, and activists who share information about political repression and right-wing movements that undermine civil liberties and civil rights. It was formed in the 1970s from three pre-existing groups, the editors of ''
The Public Eye,'' the magazine sponsoring organization, the
Repression Information Project (RIP), and the
Guild Investigative Group.
Several people who worked as editors or volunteer staff at ''
CounterSpy Magazine'' joined the network.
['' The Public Eye'', Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall 1977, p. 2.]['' The Public Eye'', Vol. 1, No. 1, April 1978, p. 3.]
The original editors of ''The Public Eye'' were Harvey Kahn and Mark Ryter. The magazine was a project of the Repression Information Project, staffed by
Russ Bellant Russ Bellant (born 1949) is an American journalist, political activist, and author. He was an Associate of Political Research Associates.
''Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party'' is Bellant's most widely cited work.
Chris Simpson wr ...
, Susan Gluss, Eda Gordon, Harvey Kahn, and Mark Ryter. The Guild Investigative Group (GIG) was formed as an investigative arm of the
National Lawyers Guild
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is a progressive public interest association of lawyers, law students, paralegals, jailhouse lawyers, law collective members, and other activist legal workers, in the United States. The group was founded in 193 ...
to research penetration of the Guild by government agents and right-wing spies. The original investigators were Sheila O'Donnell and Eda Gordon.
[
The Public Eye Network maintains a website. The current coordinator is Sheila O'Donnell of Ace Investigations.
]
References
External links
Official website
Investigative journalism
American journalism organizations
{{journalism-stub