Justin King is an investigative journalist and political analyst whose work has appeared in MintPress News, The Fifth Column, AntiMedia, and Digital Journal. Known to millions as “Beau” (formerly Beau of the Fifth Column), he has built a reputation as one of independent media’s most distinctive and uncompromising voices. He previously served as editor of The Fifth Column.

His mission as a journalist is simple: to document the world and, in the process, make it a little better. He has been called an agitator — a label he wears proudly. If his articles get under your skin, he has done his job. He writes to move readers from spectators to participants in the story.

King is known for telling stories from the side the establishment would rather silence. He points out that every major change in history started with people perceived as “bad guys” — and that failing to present the minority view isn’t journalism. As he puts it: if the practices that pass for journalism today were applied throughout history, our only knowledge of Robin Hood would be quotes from the Sheriff of Nottingham, Harriet Tubman would just be a woman smuggling stolen goods, and the French Resistance would be dismissed as bandits.

So when people accuse him of showcasing the unpopular side, he just smiles.

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Editor — The Fifth Column | Journalist — MintPress News | Journalist — AntiMedia | Journalist — Digital Journal | Founder — Justin King News