Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman is an award-winning broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, and investigative reporter known for her work on ‘Democracy Now!’. She delivers independent news and analysis, offering a perspective often missing from mainstream media. After gaining prominence for her impactful reporting on the East Timor independence movement in 1991, where she documented the Santa Cruz massacre, Amy Goodman went on to co-found ‘Democracy Now!’ in 1996. This progressive news program, broadcast across various platforms, quickly became a critical voice in independent media.

In 1998, Goodman further cemented her investigative journalism credentials when she co-produced ‘Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria’s Oil Dictatorship’ with Jeremy Scahill. The documentary, which investigated Chevron Corporation’s involvement in a conflict resulting in the deaths of two Nigerian villagers, earned them a prestigious George Polk Award. As the host of ‘Democracy Now!’, Goodman has solidified her reputation as a leading independent journalist, providing a platform for voices often excluded by larger news organizations. Her distinguished career includes interviewing President Bill Clinton on Election Day in 2000.

In 2016, Goodman received the Sigma Delta Chi Award, and later that year, she was criminally charged while reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, charges that were subsequently dismissed, highlighting critical press freedom issues. Her impactful career continued to garner recognition with the Frederick Douglass 200 award in 2019. Most recently, in 2023, Amy Goodman was honored with the William Sloane Coffin ‘Peacemaker Award’ from the NY Peace Action Network, underscoring her ongoing influence in advocating for peace and justice through independent journalism.