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United States 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.
Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 1,400 public television and radio stations, as well as online. She co-authored her first three bestsellers with her brother, journalist David Goodman.
Hosted a talk by Amy Goodman, presented in partnership with Democracy Now! and the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism program.
Ball State University welcomed Amy Goodman, the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, as part of the David Letterman Distinguished Lecture Series.
Amy Goodman was the news director of Pacifica Radio station WBAI in New York City for over a decade before co-founding Democracy Now!.
Publisher of Amy Goodman's books, including 'Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America'.
Amy Goodman started writing a weekly newspaper column for King Features Syndicate, aiming to include voices often excluded and address issues distorted or ridiculed by mainstream media.
Amy Goodman was born on April 13, 1957, in Bay Shore, New York, to parents active in social causes. She completed her education at the College of the Atlantic and later graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University in 1984 with a degree in anthropology. Her career in investigative journalism began focusing on international issues and human rights.
Goodman gained prominence for her reporting on the East Timor independence movement in 1991, where she and fellow journalist Allan Nairn were assaulted by Indonesian soldiers while documenting the Santa Cruz massacre. In 1998, she co-produced ‘Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria’s Oil Dictatorship,’ which investigated Chevron Corporation’s involvement in a conflict resulting in the deaths of two Nigerian villagers; this documentary earned her and Jeremy Scahill a George Polk Award. Her commitment to independent journalism led her to co-found ‘Democracy Now!’ in 1996, a progressive news program broadcast across various platforms.
Throughout her career, Goodman has championed independent media, providing a platform for voices often excluded by larger news organizations. She faced an arrest at the 2008 Republican National Convention while covering protests, a case that resulted in a significant settlement and commitments to First Amendment rights. In 2016, she was criminally charged while reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, charges that were later dismissed, highlighting press freedom issues. Goodman is also a prolific author, having penned several best-selling books, often in collaboration with her brother, David Goodman.
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