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Amy Goodman : biography

April 13, 1957 – living

Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. Goodman is the host of Democracy Now!, an independent global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the Internet.

Filmography

In 2006, Goodman narrated the film One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern. Directed by Stephen Vittoria, the documentary chronicles the life and times of George McGovern, focusing on his failed 1972 bid for the presidency. The film features McGovern, Gloria Steinem, Gore Vidal, Warren Beatty, Howard Zinn, Ron Kovic, and Dick Gregory. The film won the Sarasota Film Festival’s award for "Best Documentary Feature."

Early life

Amy Goodman was born in Bay Shore, New York by Michael Powell, Washington Post, March 10, 2003 on April 13, 1957 to George, an ophthalmologist, and Dorothy (née Bock) Goodman.. Northshoreoflongisland.com (October 5, 2009). Retrieved on March 23, 2013. Her maternal grandfather was an Orthodox Rabbi.. Hindu.com (May 28, 1998). Retrieved on March 23, 2013., Amy Goodman & Juan González, Democracy Now!, October 10, 2005. Retrieved 2013-03-31. She graduated from Bay Shore High School in 1975, and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1984 with a degree in anthropology. Goodman spent a year studying at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine.. Coa.edu (September 13, 2008). Retrieved on March 23, 2013.

Recognition

Goodman has received dozens. Democracy Now!. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. of awards for her work, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. rfkmemorial.mediathree.net and the George Polk Award.. Liu.edu. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. In 2001, she declined to accept the Overseas Press Club Award, in protest of the group’s pledge not to ask questions of keynote speaker Ambassador Richard Holbrooke 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 occupied East Timor., Democracy Now!, April 23, 1999. Retrieved September 17, 2009.

On October 2, 2004, Goodman was presented the Islamic Community Award for Journalism by the Council on American-Islamic Relations., Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, December 2004, pages 58–59. Retrieved August 11, 2011. In 2006 she received the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship., official website.

On November 18, 2004, Goodman was presented the Thomas Merton Award.

On October 1, 2008, Goodman was named as a recipient of the 2008 Right Livelihood Award,. Rightlivelihood.org. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. 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. (press release from the Right Livelihood Award Foundation)

On March 31, 2009, Goodman was the recipient (along with Glenn Greenwald) of the first Izzy Awards for independent media, named after journalist I. F. Stone. The award is presented by Ithaca College’s Park Center for Independent Media.. ithaca.edu (April 3, 2009)

In May 2012, Goodman received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from DePauw University in recognition of her journalistic work. Depauw.edu (March 16, 2012). Retrieved on March 23, 2013. and the Gandhi Peace Award for a "significant contribution to the promotion of an enduring international peace".. Nhregister.com (May 6, 2012). Retrieved on March 23, 2013.. Pepeace.org (February 22, 1999). Retrieved on March 23, 2013.

Investigative journalism career

In 1991, covering the East Timor independence movement, Goodman and fellow journalist Allan Nairn reported that they were badly beaten by Indonesian soldiers after witnessing a mass killing of Timorese demonstrators in what became known as the Santa Cruz Massacre., Democracy Now!, November 12, 1997. Retrieved September 17, 2009.