LISTEN: Amy Goodman on NPR’s Weekend Edition
Amy Goodman spoke with NPR’s Scott Simon about Bernie Sanders’ chances of getting the delegates he needs to claim the Democratic nomination.
Democracy Now! is an independent, daily global news hour anchored by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. We air live weekdays 8-9AM ET and rebroadcast throughout the day on nearly 1,400 TV & radio stations in 43 countries. Here we post excerpts from our interviews and key moments from our daily show.
Update from the road: Amy Goodman spoke with Jack Ford on PBS MetroFocus about the state of journalism today and her new book, “Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America.”
Amy has now visited over 70 cities on her 100-city tour. Find an event near you.
Amy Goodman has now visited 70 cities on her tour commemorating 20 years of the Democracy Now! news hour, sharing stories from the show, raising funds for independent media and discussing her new book, Democracy Now! Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America. This week, Amy made stops in Maine, Chicago, Madison, Toronto, College of the Atlantic, Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
Update from the road: Amy Goodman has been to more than 50 cities on her 100-city tour! Last week she visited Olympia, Seattle and Mount Vernon, Wash.; Portland and Eugene, Ore.; and Minneapolis, Minn. Next, Amy is headed to speak in Cambridge, Mass.; Montclair, N.J.; New York, N.Y.; and Washington, D.C.
Join the conversation using #CoveringTheMovements, and find a full listing of events at democracynow.org/events.
Amy Goodman is on a speaking tour, visiting 100 cities to raise awareness and funds for independent media and celebrate twenty years of the Democracy Now! news hour. She has just published a new book. More information here: democracynow.org/books/democracy_now
C-SPAN Q&A with Amy Goodman
“I think the media is the greatest force for peace on earth. Instead, all too often, it’s wielded as a weapon of war. That’s why we have to take it back.”
- Amy Goodman
See Amy Goodman’s interview and Q&A on C-SPAN ⟶
Amy Goodman tells AJ+ the Media is Ruining the Election
From AJ+:
- Amy Goodman“We need a media that covers power, not covers for power. We need a media that is the fourth estate, not for the state. And we need a media that covers the movements that create static and make history.”
Amy Goodman joined Arianna Huffington, Mary Katharine Ham, Rick Tyler and Susan Sarandon last Friday on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher. Pictured: Amy Goodman with Susan Sarandon, Amy taking her first nap of the 100-city tour on the shoulder of sleep guru Arianna Huffington backstage, and a selfie during the show.
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Amy is heading to Denver, Colorado this week to speak, sign books and raise awareness and funds for independent media. Join the conversation using #CoveringTheMovements, and find a full listing of events at democracynow.org/events.
Update from the road: Today marks Day 14 of Amy Goodman’s 100-city speaking tour! We’ve been to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Stanford, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz, CA. Amy spoke to sold-out crowds throughout California and stopped by Tavis Smiley’s and Bill Maher’s studios along the way. Next up: Denver and Boulder, CO and then Colorado Springs, Eagle, Carbondale, and Paonia, CO.
Join the conversation using #CoveringTheMovements, and find a full listing of events at democracynow.org/events.
Amy Goodman is on a speaking tour, visiting 100 cities to raise awareness and funds for independent media and celebrate twenty years of the Democracy Now! news hour. She has just published a new book! More information here: democracynow.org/books/democracy_now
Update from the road: Amy Goodman joined Tavis Smiley for an interview while on her 100-city speaking tour!
► Watch the full interview here.
Stay tuned for Amy Goodman’s appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday night. Then she heads to Willits, Redway, Santa Rosa, Davis, Chico and Berkeley, CA to speak, sign books and raise awareness and funds for independent media. Join the conversation using #CoveringTheMovements, and find a full listing of events at democracynow.org/events.
Update from the road: Thank you to everyone joining Amy Goodman along her 100-city speaking tour! We’ve been to Columbia, MO; St. Louis, MO; Ithaca, NY; Columbus, OH; UC Santa Barbara; and in Los Angeles at the LA Times Festival of Books with a stop in San Francisco last night. Today, Amy speaks at Stanford and in Santa Clara, CA; and tomorrow, Santa Cruz, CA. Next up: three stops in Los Angeles, CA and then to Willits, Redway, Santa Rosa, Davis, Chico and Berkeley, CA.
Join the conversation using #CoveringTheMovements, and find a full listing of events at democracynow.org/events.
Amy Goodman is on a speaking tour, visiting 100 cities to raise awareness and funds for independent media and celebrate twenty years of the Democracy Now! news hour. She has just published a new book! More information here: democracynow.org/books/democracy_now