Amy Goodman

American journalist (1957-) · United States · On the map · Journalists

Amy Goodman is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author.

Amy Goodman is read about 549 times a day, in 37 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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2023“As Israel rejects growing international calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, there are mounting efforts to hold Israel and its backers accountable for committing war crimes in Gaza.”In their wordsAmy Goodman, in: “Failure to Prevent Genocide”: Biden Sued as U.S. Provides Arms & Support for Israel’s Gaza Assault, DemocracyNow!Read the whole statement

2021“The United States is on pace to spend over $7 trillion over the next ten years for the Pentagon. To put that number in perspective, the U.S.”In their words24 November 2021Jeremy Scahill on How U.SRead the whole statement

“Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. military aid, receiving some $3.8 billion a year.”In their words18 May 2021Gaza Physician: Israel Is Targeting Doctors & Health Facilities to Overwhelm Our Crumbling System, Democracy NowRead the whole statement

2020“This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report, The Quarantine Report. I’m Amy Goodman.”In their words12 June 2020Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election, Democracy NowRead the whole statement

“We turn now to... a rare joint interview with the Squad.”In their words10 February 2020“Our Very Existence Is the Resistance”: An Hour w/ AOC, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar, Democracy Now!Read the whole statement

2019“Over the weekend, U.S. officials ramped up pressure on the Maduro government. On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Maduro’s days in office are numbered.”In their words25 February 2019The Coup Has Failed & Now the U.S. Is Looking to Wage War: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Speaks Out, Democracy Now.Read the whole statement

2016I. F. Stone Hall of FameAward2012Gandhi Peace AwardAward2009Izzy AwardAwardOrwell AwardAward2008Right Livelihood AwardAward2007James Aronson AwardAward2004Thomas Merton AwardAward2003EFF AwardAward2001Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic CourageAward1998George Polk AwardAward1957Born13 April 1957

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Sibling Steven N. Goodman

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Goodman speaking at Power to the Peaceful Festival, San Francisco, 2004

Democracy Now's Amy Goodman gives a keynote address at the 2013 National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, Colorado.

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The death toll in Gaza has reached 213 as Israel continues to attack the besieged area by air, land and sea using U.S.-made warplanes and U.S.-made bombs.
18 May 2021 · Gaza Physician: Israel Is Targeting Doctors & Health Facilities to Overwhelm Our Crumbling System, Democracy Now, Own words
The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the world at an unprecedented rate.
2021 · Achal Prabhala quoted in As Omicron Spreads, 100+ Firms in Africa, Asia & Latin America Can Make mRNA Vaccine If Tech Shared, Democracy, Own words
Speaking about what’s going on in the West Bank right now and about the whole issue of international solidarity, the global response to the killing of George Floyd.
12 June 2020 · Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election, Democracy Now, Own words

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Awards

I. F. Stone Hall of Fame2016

Gandhi Peace Award2012

Orwell Award2009

Izzy Award2009

Right Livelihood Award2008

James Aronson Award2007

Thomas Merton Award2004

EFF Award2003

Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage2001

George Polk Award1998

About this person

Since 1996, Goodman has been the main host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, an independent global news program that she co-founded; it is broadcast daily and syndicated nationally on radio, television, and the Internet, including transcription. On the award-winning program, Goodman elevates voices and perspectives rarely covered in US corporate media. Highlights of Goodman's investigative journalism career include coverage of the Santa Cruz massacre and the East Timor independence movement, the Chevron Corporation's assistance to armed forces in Nigeria, the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization protests and anti-globalization activism, the American political prisoner in Peru Lori Berenson, and the US-backed 2004 Haitian coup d'état.

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