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| _detained_outside_rnc|title=Amy Goodman, Others Detained Outside RNC |date=September 1, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> While trying to ascertain the status of her colleagues, Goodman herself was arrested and held, accused of ob'''''''''''''''''''''''''''structing a legal process and interfering with a police officer,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=29751|title=Scenes from St. Paul -- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested|date=September 2, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2008-09-02 | first=Joe | last=Garofoli}}</ref> while fellow ''Democracy Now!'' producers including reporter ] were held on charges of probable cause for riot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/09/democracy_now_host_amy_goodman.shtml|title=Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman arrested at RNC protest|date=September 1, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> The arrests of the producers were videotaped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvogepDnZc|title=Amy Goodman's Arrest + Press Conference asked about arrest|date=September 1, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> Goodman and her colleagues were later released,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080918094605/http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/9/1 |
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'''Amy Goodman''' (born April 13, 1957) is an American ] ], ], ] and author. Goodman is the host of '']'', an independent global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the Internet. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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Goodman was born in ]<ref name="WaPo 2003"> by Michael Powell, Washington Post, March 10, 2003</ref> on April 13, 1957 to George, an ], and Dorothy (] Bock) Goodman,<ref></ref> and graduated from Bay Shore High School in 1975. She graduated from ] in 1984 with a degree in anthropology.<ref name=Booknotes>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Brian|title=The Exception to the Rulers|url=http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/182109-1/Amy+Goodman.aspx|work=Booknotes|publisher=C-SPAn|accessdate=July 12, 2011|date=June 6, 2004}}</ref> She spent a year studying at the ] in ].<ref></ref> |
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===''Democracy Now!''=== |
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{{Main|Democracy Now!}} |
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Goodman had been news director of ] station ] in ] for over a decade when she co-founded ''Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report'' in 1996. Since then, ''Democracy Now!'' has been called "probably the most significant progressive news institution that has come around in some time" by professor and media critic ].<ref name="thenation.com">{{cite journal |url=http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050523/ratner |title=Amy Goodman's 'Empire' |last=Ratner |first=Lizzy |work=The Nation |date=May 23, 2005}}</ref> |
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In 2001, the show was temporarily pulled off the air, as a result of a conflict with a group of Pacifica Radio board members and Pacifica staff members and listeners. During that time, it moved to a converted firehouse from which it broadcast until November 13, 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Block|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0203/block.php|publisher=Village Voice|title=A Dose of Democracy, Now: WBAI Listeners Get Their Station Back}}</ref> The new ''Democracy Now!'' studio is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.<ref></ref> |
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Goodman credits the program's success to the mainstream media organizations who leave "a huge niche" for ''Democracy Now!''<ref name="thenation.com"/> |
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When President ] called WBAI on Election Day 2000<ref>, ], November 8, 2000. Retrieved 2009-09-17.</ref> for a quick ] message, Goodman and WBAI's Gonzalo Aburto challenged him for 28 minutes with questions about ], ], the ], ], the ], the ] (NAFTA), and the ]. Clinton defended his administration's policies and charged Goodman with being "hostile and combative".<ref>, ], June 22, 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-17.</ref> |
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===Investigative journalism career=== |
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In 1991, covering the ], Goodman and fellow journalist ] reported that they were badly beaten by ] after witnessing a ] of Timorese demonstrators in what became known as the ].<ref>, ], November 12, 1997. Retrieved 2009-09-17.</ref> |
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In 1998, Goodman and journalist ] documented ]'s role in a confrontation between the ] and villagers who had seized oil rigs and other equipment belonging to oil corporations. Two villagers were shot and killed during the standoff.<ref>, ], July 11, 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-17.</ref> On May 28, 1998, the company provided helicopter transport to the Nigerian Navy and Mobile Police (MOPOL) to their ] oil platform which had been occupied by villagers who accused the company of contaminating their land. Soon after landing, the Nigerian military shot and killed two of the protesters, Jola Ogungbeje and Aroleka Irowaninu, and wounded 11 others. Chevron spokesperson Sola Omole acknowledged that the company transported the troops, and that use of troops was at the request of Chevron's management. The documentary, "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship", won the ] in 1998. |
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Michael Delli Carpini, dean of the ], said, "She's not an editorialist. She sticks to the facts... She provides points of view that make you think, and she comes at it by saying: 'Who are we not hearing from in the traditional media?'"<ref>Tanya Barrientos, , ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 13, 2004</ref> |
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====Arrest at 2008 Republican Convention==== |
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During the ], several of Goodman's colleagues from ''Democracy Now!'' were arrested and detained by police while reporting on an anti-war protest outside the RNC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters/352466/amy_goodman_others_detained_outside_rnc|title=Amy Goodman, Others Detained Outside RNC |date=September 1, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> While trying to ascertain the status of her colleagues, Goodman herself was arrested and held, accused of obstructing a legal process and interfering with a police officer,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=29751|title=Scenes from St. Paul -- Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested|date=September 2, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2008-09-02 | first=Joe | last=Garofoli}}</ref> while fellow ''Democracy Now!'' producers including reporter ] were held on charges of probable cause for riot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/09/democracy_now_host_amy_goodman.shtml|title=Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman arrested at RNC protest|date=September 1, 2008|work=]|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> The arrests of the producers were videotaped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImvogepDnZc|title=Amy Goodman's Arrest + Press Conference asked about arrest|date=September 1, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> Goodman and her colleagues were later released,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080918094605/http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/9/1/update_democracy_now_s_amy_goodman_sharif_abdel_kouddous_and_nicole_salazar_released_after_illegal_arrest_at_rnc|title=Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar Released After Illegal Arrest at RNC|date=September 1, 2008|work=press release|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> and ] John Choi indicated that the charges would be dropped.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-09-19-3415181756_x.htm|title=No charges for reporters arrested in GOP protests|work=]|date=September 19, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-20|first=Chris|last=Williams}}</ref> |
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Goodman's (et al) civil lawsuit against the St. Paul and Minneapolis police departments and the Secret Service resulted in a $100,000 settlement, as well as an agreement to educate officers in First Amendment rights of press and public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2011/10/3/settlement_reached_over_arrest_of_amy|title=Settlement Reached Over Arrest of Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Producers at 2008 GOP Convention|work=]|date=October 3, 2011|accessdate=2011-10-03}} </ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/03/amy-goodman-settles-lawsuit-2008-republican-national-convention-arrest_n_992431.html|title=Amy Goodman, 'Democracy Now!' Settle Lawsuit Over 2008 Republican National Convention Arrests |work=]|date=October 3, 2011|accessdate=2011-10-03|first=Katherine|last=Fung}} </ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/six-figure-settlement-reached-federal-lawsuit-challenging-police-and-secret-service-crackdown-democr|title=Six-Figure Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Police and Secret Service Crackdown on Democracy Now! Journalists|work=]|date=October 3, 2011|accessdate=2011-10-03}} </ref> |
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====Douglas border crossing incident==== |
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On November 25, 2009, Goodman was detained for approximately 90 minutes at the ] ] into ] while en route to a scheduled meeting at the ].<ref name="dnow9">, ''Democracy Now!'', 30 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-01.</ref> During an interview of her and her colleagues, Immigration officials asked questions pertaining to their intended topics of discussion at the meeting. They wanted to know whether she would be speaking about the 2010 Olympic Games to be held in Canada.<ref name="cbcee"/> |
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"I was completely surprised by what he was asking and did not know what he was getting at. I'm an anti-sports fan," she told a ] interviewer. "At Democracy Now, we don't cover sports much."<ref name="cbcee">Kathryn Gretzinger, , ''CBC Early Edition'', 27 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-03</ref> |
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Goodman was eventually permitted to enter Canada after the customs authorities took four photographs of her and stapled a "]" into her passport demanding that she leave Canada within 48 hours.<ref name="cbcee" /><ref name="cbc">Kathy Tomlinson, , CBC News, November 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-01.</ref> ]'s ] commented: "If you‘re that desperate to prevent criticism of some Olympic games, you shouldn‘t detain a noted commentator and write her scripts for her."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34224410/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann/ |title='Countdown with Keith Olbermann', November 30, 2009 |publisher=] |date=2009-12-01 |accessdate=2009-12-01}}</ref> |
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] of the '']'' quotes ], co-chair of the ], as saying: "It's pretty unlikely that the harassment of a well-known and respected journalist like Amy Goodman about whether she might be speaking about the Olympics was the initiative of one over-zealous, bad-apple Canadian border guard. This looks like a clear sign of the chill that the ] and the Games' local corporate boosters want to put out against any potential dissent."<ref name="zirin">, ''Huffington Post'' blog, 27 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-03.</ref> |
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==Recognition== |
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Goodman has received dozens<ref></ref> of awards for her work, including the ]<ref></ref> and the ].<ref></ref> In 2001, she declined to accept the ], in protest of the group's pledge not to ask questions of keynote speaker Ambassador ] and because the OPC was honoring Indonesia for their improved treatment of journalists despite the fact that its forces had recently beaten and killed reporters in ].<ref>, ], April 23, 1999. Retrieved 2009-09-17.</ref> |
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On October 2, 2004, Goodman was presented the Islamic Community Award for Journalism by the ].<ref>, '']'', December 2004, pages 58-59. Retrieved 2011-08-11.</ref> In 2006 she received the ].<ref>, official website.</ref> |
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On October 1, 2008, Goodman was named as a recipient of the 2008 ],<ref></ref> and often refers to it as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". The Right Livelihood Award Foundation cited her work in "developing an innovative model of truly independent grassroots political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media." The prize was awarded in the Swedish Parliament on December 8, 2008.<ref> (press release from the Right Livelihood Award Foundation)</ref> |
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On March 31, 2009, Goodman was the recipient (along with ]) of the first Izzy Awards for independent media, named after journalist ]. The award is presented by ]'s ].<ref></ref> |
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==Books== |
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* 2004 — ''The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them'' co-written with her brother, '']'' reporter David Goodman. ISBN 1-4013-0799-X |
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* 2006 — ''Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People who Fight Back'' (also with David Goodman). She appeared on the ] on October 5, 2006 to promote the book. ISBN 1-4013-0293-9 |
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* 2008 — ''Standing up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times'' (also with David Goodman) details the capabilities of ordinary citizens to enact change. Was on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list. ISBN 1-4013-2288-3 |
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* 2009 — ''Breaking the Sound Barrier'' (with a preface by journalist ]), an anthology of columns written for ]. In her first piece she wrote: "My column will include voices so often excluded, people whose views the media mostly ignore, issues they distort and even ridicule."<ref name="kfpr">, King Features press release, October 24, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-02.</ref> ISBN 1-931859-99-X |
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==Film== |
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In 2006, Goodman narrated the film ''].'' Directed by Stephen Vittoria, the documentary chronicles the life and times of ], focusing on his failed 1972 bid for the presidency. The film features McGovern, ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The film won the ]'s award for "Best Documentary Feature." |
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Goodman's and ] voices are used for the voice over of news reporting on ] in the opening montage of New Orleans at the beginning of the 2009 action-drama film ] starring ], ], ] and ]. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category}} |
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* — official website |
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*{{Charlie Rose view|2010}} |
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* Video interview with Amy Goodman: |
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* - by '']'' |
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* . ] format link for interview - Recorded on February 18, 2004 and originally broadcast on December 27, 2004 (sponsored by a grant from ) |
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* from BookishLove.net (Oct 2006) |
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* in Imagineer magazine |
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* by Elizabeth DiNovella, February 2008 Issue of '']'' |
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</ref> While trying to ascertain the status of her colleagues, Goodman herself was arrested and held, accused of ob''''''''''''''''''''''structing a legal process and interfering with a police officer, while fellow Democracy Now! producers including reporter Sharif Abdel Kouddous were held on charges of probable cause for riot. The arrests of the producers were videotaped. Goodman and her colleagues were later released,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080918094605/http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/9/1