"The media is absolutely essential to the functioning……" — Amy Goodman

"The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government."

— Amy Goodman

21 Quotes by Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman has 21 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Independent media can go to where the silence is and break the sound barrier, doing what the corporate networks refuse…
Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and…
In the meantime, it just makes it a little harder to smile. But so does the world.
But for the media to name their coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq the same as what the Pentagon…
Going to where the silence is. That is the responsibility of a journalist: giving a voice to those who have…
We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media…
I've learned in my years as a journalist that when a politician says 'That's ridiculous' you're probably on the right…
While law-abiding Muslims are forced to hide in their homes, and animal-rights activists are labeled as terrorists for undercover filming…
So it is fair to ask, why not address the threat of climate change when it is still possible? Asad…
Beyond the borders of wealthy countries like the United States, in developing countries where most people in the world live,…
A typical Ponzi scheme involves taking money from investors, then paying them off with money taken from new investors, rather…
If 2,000 Tea Party activists descended on Wall Street, you would probably have an equal number of reporters there covering…

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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton
I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn't go to a big theater to… — Amy Adams
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