Amy Goodman
Amy Goodman is the producer and host of Democracy Now!, which she co-founded in 1966. She sees this program as way to give a voice to those "silenced by the corporate media."[1] and believes if it weren't for corporate sponsors promoting their own interests at the expense of everyday people, media could be "the greatest force for peace on earth" because of its ability to foster human understanding.[1]
Contents
Books
Goodman is the author of several books,[2] most recently Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America, co-written with her brother, investigative journalist and author John Goodman as well as former Democracy Now! Special Projects Coordinator and founder of Free Speech TV Denis Moynihan.
News and Controversy
Arrest at the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
While reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, Goodman was arrested. When asked why her journalist status failed to protect her from arrest, the defending prosecutor claimed "She’s a protester, basically. Everything she reported on was from the position of justifying the protest actions"[3][4] The Nation pointed out that Goodman's coverage on the Dakota Access Pipeline represented one of the only media sources to cover this protest: "At the time, not a single one of the major American broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) had sent a reporter to cover the Standing Rock mobilization; none had even bothered to mention it on the air."[4] After Democracy Now!'s video of the protests went viral, mainstream media began airing the footage and talking to Goodman.[5] In a subsequent Cable News Network (CNN) interview, Goodman claimed her arrest represented a message to all journalists: "do not come to North Dakota."[5] Goodman's charges were changed from "criminal tresspass" to "rioting", then eventually dropped after a judge failed to find probable cause.[6]
Arrest at the 2008 Republican National Convention
At the 2008 Republican National Convention, Goodman was arrested after questioning why police had arrested two other Democracy Now! journalists covering related protests.[7] Goodman was cited for interference with a peace officer and obstruction of the legal process, while the other two journalists were cited for felony riot charges.[8] All three journalists later reached a settlement with the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis for $10,000.[8]
Awards
2016, largely from coverage of Standing Rock Protests
- New School's Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism (CPCJ) Award[9]
- Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize for coverage of climate change[10]
- Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award from the New York Women in Film and Television's Muse Awards for Outstanding Vision and Achievement[11]
- inducted into Ithaca College's I.F. Stone Hall of Fame, where she joined Intercept co-founders Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill [12]
2014
- I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence, along with filmmaker and The Intercept co-founder Laura Poitras[13]
2008
- One of four recipients of the Right Livelihood Award for her reporting in East Timor and Nigeria[14]
2006
- Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship, an award "given to an individual who has challenged the status quo through distinctive, courageous, imaginative and socially responsible work of significance." [15]
1999
- George Polk Award for radio reporting in 1999 for her and Jeremy Scahill's radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria’s Oil Dictatorship,[16][17]
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Brian Stelter A Grass-Roots Newscast Gives a Voice to Struggles, "New York Times", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ Goodreads Amy Goodman, "Goodreads", accessed August 17,2019.
- ↑ Matt Taibbi Journalist Amy Goodman Shouldn’t Be Arrested for Covering Dakota Pipeline Story, "Rolling Stone", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Lizzy Ratner Amy Goodman Is Facing Jail Time for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All., "Nation", accessed August 17, 2019/
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Alexandra King Journalist Amy Goodman says covering Standing Rock has been 'chilling', "CNN", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ Sam Levin Judge rejects riot charges for journalist Amy Goodman after oil pipeline protest, "Guardian", accessed August 17,2019.
- ↑ Amy Goodman Amy Goodman & Two Democracy Now! Producers Arrested at RNC Protest, "Democracy Now!", accessed AUgust 17, 2019.
- ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Brady Gervais Settlement reached with journalists arrested during 2008 Republican National Convention, "Twin Cities Pioneer Press", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [1], "The New School", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [2], "UNCA", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [3], "NYWIFT", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [4], "Ithaca College", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [5], "Nieman Foundation", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [6], "Right Livelihood Award", accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ [7], Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship, accessed August 17, 2019.
- ↑ Democracy Now!, Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria’s Oil Dictatorship, Democracy Now!, September 30, 1998, accessed September 3, 2019.
- ↑ George Polk Awards, Winners of George Polk Awards for Journalism, organizational website, March 10, 1999, accessed September 3, 2019.
