not agree that the report vindicated the series. Noting that most of the activities discussed in the report had nothing to do with the people Webb reported on, Kornbluh told Schou, "I can't say it's a vindication. It was good that his story forced those reports to come out, but part of what made that happen was based on misleading information." Films Kill the Messenger (2014) is based on Webb's book Dark Alliance and Nick Schou's biography of Webb. Actor Jeremy Renner portrays Webb. TV Snowfall is an American crime drama television series set in Los Angeles in 1983. The series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the culture of the city. The series follows the stories of several characters whose lives are fated to intersect including CIA operative Teddy McDonald who helps to secure guns for the Contras. The character reporter Irene Abe is said by fans of the show to be a stand in character for the real life Gary Webb. See also Allegations of CIA drug trafficking CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking Iran–Contra affair References Sources Includes follow up stories and links to coverage from other papers (some of these are broken). The CIA-Contra-Crack Cocaine Controversy: A Review of the Justice Department's Investigations and Prosecutions The United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General report on the claims made in the Dark Alliance newspaper series, released on July 22, 1998. Report of Investigation Concerning Allegations of Connections Between CIA and The Contras in Cocaine Trafficking to the United States The Central Intelligence Agency Office of the Inspector General report on the claims made in the Dark Alliance newspaper series, released in two volumes, volume 1 on January 29, 1998, and volume 2 on October 8, 1998. House Intelligence Committee report on the claims made in the Dark Alliance series (excerpt). Record of Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on Dark Alliance series claims, October 23 and November 26, 1996. Further reading Rick Ross & Cathy Scott (2014). Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography. Freeway Studios. pp. 263–279. . External links Gary Webb: In His Own Words (2004), video of interview with Gary Webb from Guerrilla News Network "Inside the Dark Alliance: Gary Webb on the CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion", audio interviews (1997–1998) with Gary Webb from Democracy Now! 'A NATURAL STORY': Tribute to 'Dark Alliance' and Journalist Gary