Amy Goodman is a renowned American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author, born on April 13, 1957. Her illustrious career has taken her to the forefront of coverage on various global issues, including the East Timor independence movement, Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara, and Chevron Corporation's role in Nigeria.
Since 1996, Goodman has been the main host of Democracy Now!, a progressive global news program broadcast daily on radio, television, and the Internet. Her work has garnered numerous accolades, including the Thomas Merton Award in 2004, a Right Livelihood Award in 2008, and an Izzy Award in 2009 for "special achievement in independent media".
In 2012, Goodman received the Gandhi Peace Award for a "significant contribution to the promotion of an enduring international peace". Her literary endeavors have resulted in the publication of six books, including The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope in 2012, and Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America in 2016.
In 2016, Goodman was criminally charged with a riot in connection with her coverage of protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. This action was widely condemned by the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the charges were subsequently dismissed by the North Dakota district judge on October 17, 2016.
In recognition of her unwavering commitment to journalistic independence, Goodman was awarded the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence by Harvard University's Nieman Foundation in 2014.
