Aaron Mate
Verified- Contributor, The Nation
- Journalist and Host of Pushback, The Grayzone
- Co-Host, Useful Idiots
- Writer, Aaron Mate
- Host, Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté
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Aaron Mate’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Aaron Maté is an NYC-based journalist and producer. He hosts the news show Pushback for The Grayzone, and writes regularly for The Nation. In 2019, he was awarded the Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media from Ithaca College. Previously, he was a longtime producer at Democracy Now! and a producer at Al Jazeera English.
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Awards
Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media
2019 - Journalism
Throughout 2018, independent journalist Aaron Maté questioned the assumptions and exaggerations from mainstream media and politicians propelling the Russia election-collusion story. Almost alone among journalists, his meticulous reporting for The Nation consistently challenged the way the public was being informed about the Mueller investigation and related issues. Commented the judges: “At a time when the fixation on ‘Russiagate’ led mainstream news outlets to promote the kinds of conspiracy theories they used to deride, Aaron Maté bravely offered a factual and sober approach to the story while urging a focus on President Trump’s provable assaults on U.S. democracy.” Maté was formerly a host/producer for The Real News and Democracy Now!