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Phillip Martin

Cambridge

Senior Investigative Reporter at GBH News (Boston, MA)

Invest Reporter for GBH. 3-time Natl Edward R. Murrow award winner, SPJ, Gabriel, NABJ: Targeting social injustice. The notion of alternate facts is nonsense.

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  • How has the FBI changed under Trump? In Boston, agents are more involved in local actions.

    2 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

    June 12, 2025 The local headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation sits at the intersection of a railroad crossing and busy Everett Avenue in Chelsea. And in the view of many observers in Massachusetts, the agency also sits at a figurative crossroad: carrying out its stated mission to “protect the American people and uphold the Constitution” or to punish President Donald J. Trump’s perceived enemies.

  • Boston’s FBI special agent in charge is now working at headquarters in DC

    3 weeks ago | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

    June 05, 2025 Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the Boston field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been promoted to an agency job in D.C., an agency spokesperson told GBH News this week.

  • Local nonprofits lose millions in federal funds for violence prevention

    2 months ago | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

    April 24, 2025 The U.S. Justice Department has stripped millions of dollars in grants to Massachusetts nonprofits that work to reduce violence and support victims, according to internal records first reported by the Washington Post. The Chelsea-based nonprofit Roca, which for decades has worked to reduce violence and recidivism, is among the organizations affected.

  • Eleven more men named in Cambridge brothel hearings, bringing total to 34

    Mar 28, 2025 | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

    March 28, 2025 The last of three hearings concluded Friday in Cambridge District court, with 11 men accused of paying for sex at what federal investigators describe as sophisticated high-end brothels in Cambridge and Watertown. The enterprise extended to the suburbs of Washington D.C. in Virginia, and in total 34 men have been named in the case.

  • Pro-Palestinian activists under increased surveillance on Massachusetts campuses

    Mar 24, 2025 | wgbh.org | Phillip Martin

    March 24, 2025 On a recent cold afternoon, Rotem Spiegler and Gidon Ben Rivka took photos and videos of protesters at a pro-Palestinian protest at Harvard University. The two counter-demonstrators told GBH News they were there to document what they see as pro-Hamas activists. Spiegler said she planned to turn over her photographs to Harvard officials.

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26 Feb 24

From GBH News: Local Ukrainians struggle to keep attention on Russian invasion’s 2nd anniversary | GBH https://t.co/pqqb6Sg1AT

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24 Feb 24

From GBH News: Local Ukrainians struggle to keep attention on Russian invasion’s 2nd anniversary | GBH https://t.co/pqqb6Sg1AT

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24 Feb 24

I can not begin to describe how hyper-racist are the presumptions that go into this kind of thinking. Trump says Black voters like him more because of his indictments and mug shot. #Trump #racist #Maga https://t.co/tnHLUbv0MU