News about Matthew VanDyke
July, August, and September 2012
July 2012
7/27/12 - More press coverage of Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution film fundraising campaign on Kickstarter. Read here...
7/26/12 - Press article about Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution film fundraising campaign on Kickstarter. Read here...
7/25/12 - Matthew VanDyke launches his Kickstarter campaign to fundraise for an extraordinary film he is making about the Syrian revolution. Click here for more information about the film, a video including never-before-seen footage of VanDyke in Libya, and how to contribute
7/23/12 - New at matthewvandyke.com: "Rawporter.com: An Important Tool for The Arab Spring"
7/20/12 - Matthew VanDyke's new article at The Huffington Post "Why Islamists Lost in Libya and Why Nobody Should Be Surprised"
7/10/12 - New post at The Freedom Fighter Blog "Report on My June 2012 Trip to Libya"
7/9/12 - Matthew VanDyke was a guest on The Takeaway radio show, discussing the elections in Libya. Listen to a recording here...
7/3/12 - New post at The Freedom Fighter Blog "The Freedom Fighter Blog Won a 2012 Defence IQ Blogging Award"
August 2012
8/30/12 - "VanDyke, 'Arab Spring freedom fighter,' planning trip to Syria" - The Baltimore Sun. Read here...
8/29/12 - Matthew VanDyke joins the advisory board of ICRP, The Institute for Cultural Relations Policy
8/27/12 - "Alum to Document Surging Violence in Syria" - The Hoya. Read here...
8/27/12 - Matthew VanDyke was a guest on CBC (Canada) discussing his Syrian revolution film (video not available online)
8/27/12 - Matthew VanDyke was a guest on CTV (Canada) discussing his Syrian revolution film. Watch here...
8/24/12 - "Baltimore's Matt VanDyke plans to travel to Syria" - ABC2 News Baltimore. Watch here...
8/24/12 - Matthew VanDyke's new article at The Freedom Fighter Blog "Escape from Abu Salim Prison"
8/24/12 - Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution film fundraising campaign moved to IndieGoGo!
8/22/12 - "'Arab Spring' Kickstarter Suddenly Suspended" - DailyDot.com. Read here...
8/22/12 - "Geld sammeln für die syrischen Rebellen" - Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany), Read here (German)...
8/22/12 - "Matthew VanDyke American Journalist / Freedom Fighter, Needs Your Help!" - AngerBoot.com. Read here...
8/21/12 - "Kickstarter Suspends Campaign to Send an American to the Front Lines of Syria’s Rebellion [UPDATED]" - BetaBeat.com. Read here...
8/21/12 - Kickstarter suspends a fundraising campaign it approved nearly a month earlier, with no explanation given. Supporters of the film are now very energized, pledges outside of Kickstarter exceeding expectations, film will be made on schedule with a larger budget than what was requested on Kickstarter.
8/21/12 - فاندايك .. مقاتل وكاتب و مصور أفلام أمريكي يستعد للقتال في سوريا - AkSalser.com (Syria). Read here (Arabic)...
8/21/12 - "New Kickstarter Pitch: ‘Join the Syrian Uprising'" - Wired.com. Read here...
8/20/12 - "Freedom Fighter Matthew VanDyke Heads To Syria" - WBAL Radio. Listen here...
8/20/12 - "Md. Man Once Held Captive In Libya Plans To Document Uprising In Syria" WJZ CBS Baltimore news broadcast. Watch here...
8/20/12 - "American Rebel Headed To Syria" WUSA CBS Washington, DC news broadcast. Watch here...
8/20/12 - "Turista di guerra L'americano che combatte in Siria" La Stampa (Italy). Watch here...
8/20/12 - CNN Arabic report on Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution documentary film. Watch here...
8/19/12 - "Baltimore Journalist Matthew VanDyke Prepares To Document Rebels In Syrian Uprising" CBS Baltimore. Read here...
8/18/12 - Matthew VanDyke's Syria revolution documentary film project featured on CNN today, reporting by Nick Valencia. Watch here...
8/17/12 - CNN preview of Nick Valencia's interview with Matthew VanDyke about his Syria film project. Watch here... or here...
8/15/12 - "Kickstarter to fund Baltimore journalist Matthew VanDyke’s documentary about Syrian revolution" at Technically Baltimore. Read here...
8/11/12 - Matthew VanDyke will be on CNN on 8/18/12 discussing his Syrian revolution film project with CNN anchor Nick Valencia
8/8/12 - Matthew VanDyke's new article at The Huffington Post - "After Aleppo." Read here...
8/6/12 - Article at Your Middle East about Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution film. Read here...
8/3/12 - Article in El Mundo (Spanish) about Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution film. Read here...
8/3/12 - "The Freedom Fighter Strikes Back" article on Scoop Empire about Matthew VanDyke's Syrian revolution film campaign. Read here...
September 2012
9/23/12 - Matthew VanDyke interviewed for a news broadcast about Congressman Ruppersberger commenting on the US consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya. Watch here...
9/14/12 - Matthew VanDyke interviewed for a news broadcast about the US consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya. Watch here...
9/13/12 - Matthew VanDyke cited as a source for the video "Former Marine Explains What Led To The Recent Libyan Attack" on BusinessInsider.com. Watch here...
9/13/12 - Matthew VanDyke quoted extensively for an article about the death of US Ambassador Stevens. "Insiders Tell Us What Really Happened In Libya" on BusinessInsider.com. Read here...
9/12/12 - Matthew VanDyke was interviewed by reporter Bruce Leshan by phone for WUSA9 news Washington, DC about the death of US Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi, Libya. Watch here...
9/12/12 - Matthew VanDyke was on WBAL 1090AM discussing the death of US Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi, Libya with Mary Beth Marsden
9/7/12 - Harrison Lee wins a HAMSA scholarship for his short film about Matthew VanDyke fighting in Libya. Read here...
9/4/12 - IndieGoGo cancels Syrian revolution film fundraising campaign