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Amy Goodman’s Latest Column: “Open the Debates”
The reviews are in, and the latest U.S. presidential debate, the “town hall” from Nashville, Tenn., was a snore. One problem is that in a debate it is important for the debaters to actually disagree. Yet Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain substantively agree on many issues. That is one major reason that the debates should be open, and that major third-party or independent candidates should be included.
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Press Coverage of the Right Livelihood Award
Amy Goodman, first journalist to win the “Alternative Nobel”
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“Invasion of the Sea-Smurfs”
A little-noticed story surfaced a couple of weeks ago in the Army Times newspaper about the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. “Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months,” reported Army Times staff writer Gina Cavallaro, “the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.” Disturbingly, she writes that “they may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control” as well.
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Amy Goodman First Journalist to Win “Alternative Nobel”
New York City, NY – Award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now! Amy Goodman is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely recognized as the world’s premier award for personal courage and social transformation. The annual prize, also known as the Alternative Nobel, will be awarded in the Swedish Parliament on December 8, 2008.
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“Incarceration Now!”: NPR’s On The Media Interviews Amy Goodman
Around 800 people were arrested during the four day Republican National Convention earlier this month. Dozens were reporters, and one was Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who argues the arrests have a chilling effect on journalists.
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“Troy Davis and the Supreme Decision”
Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday. Two hours before the state of Georgia was to execute him, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay until Monday. It had earlier agreed to hear Davis’ case on Sept. 29, but Georgia set his execution date six days before the hearing.
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Charges Dropped Against DN! Journalists–Investigation Needed
The St. Paul City Attorney’s office announced Friday it will not prosecute Democracy Now! journalists Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman also issued a statement Friday that “the city will decline to prosecute misdemeanor charges for presence at an unlawful assembly for journalists arrested during the Republican National Convention.”
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Associated Press: “Reporters arrested at GOP convention: No charges”
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Charges will be dropped against journalists who were arrested during the Republican National Convention protests and cited with unlawful assembly.
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Spread the Word about Democracy Now!
We need YOUR help to spread the word about Democracy Now! Unlike the corporate media, Democracy Now! does not have millions of dollars to advertise our news program. We rely on YOU to tell others about the independent, unembedded journalism that Democracy Now! provides its audience daily.
Below are a number of ways to spread the word about Democracy Now! If you have any questions or wish to share stories about your efforts to get the word out, email our outreach team at: outreach@democracynow.org or call 212-431-9090 x802
What You Can Do To Publicize Democracy Now!
- Wear DN! Gear—Become a walking billboard. Wear a DN! shirt, hat, tote a DN! bag, or outfit your car or bike with a DN! bumper sticker.
- Flyering—Whether promoting a station that already airs DN! or trying to rally support to start a campaign to bring DN! to your community, flyering is a great way to introduce DN! to a large number and variety of people. Hand out flyers at events, rallies, schools, meetings or other gatherings and public spaces in your community.
- Take Out Ads or Make Banners and Signs— The corporate media is all over our public spaces, you can help Democracy Now! occupy some of them by placing ads in your local newspapers, on city buses, billboards, or by printing banners and making lawn signs.
- Table at Events—Get the word out by tabling at concerts, street fairs, festivals, lectures, conferences, and anywhere else you can think of. Learn tips for effective tabling, what to do and what to say.
- Reprint DN! Transcripts— Our creative commons copyright allows you to reprint our transcripts as long as you credit Democracy Now! You can put them in your college or local newspapers, club’s newsletters, or on a web site. You can also email them to friends.
- Organize an Event, House Party, or Have a Garage Sale— There are many different ways to introduce new audiences to Democracy Now! Visit our on-line store where you can find DVDs to put in your public library or play at events.
- Subscribe Folks to our Daily Digest— Ask your friends to sign up on the top left of DN!’s home page to get Democracy Now!’s email news bulletin everyday. You can also download our Daily Digest Sign-Up Sheets to pass out at events and mail them to us.
- DN! in Spanish— Let people and stations know that an audio and text file of Democracy Now!’s informative headlines are produced each day and are available h3. free of charge to non-commercial radio stations and podcast daily for individuals. You and your friends can also sign-up for our Spanish electronic daily Boletin to have the text of Spanish headlines emailed to you each day.
- DN! in the Classroom— Show Democracy Now! programs to your classes. We offer a 50% discount on DVDs to educators. Use DN! as a new and exciting tool in the classroom. Find out how!
- Encourage People to Subscribe to DN!’s Daily Podcast— Podcasting is a great way to have DN! delivered. Watch/Listen whenever you like. Take DN! to go–listen on a plane, train, or on a jog. Let your friends know DN! is easily available in podcast format here.
- Link to DN! on your Web Site— Do you administer or have access to a website? You can download one of our web banners and put it on your site to link to ours.
Let Us Know About YOUR Efforts to Get Involved
- Send us stories and photos of things you have done for us to put on our blog and inspire others.
- Send us your ideas, thoughts, and success stories of effective ways you spread the word.
Every little thing you do brings new listeners and makes a tremendous difference.
Thank you.
Email: outreach@democracynow.org or call 212-431-9090 x802
