"Amy Goodman has taken investigative journalism to new heights
of exciting, informative, and probing analysis."--Noam Chomsky
"You can learn more of the truth about Washington and the world
from one week of Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now " than from a month
of Sunday morning talk shows. Make that a year of Sunday talk
shows. That's because Amy, as you will discover on every page of
this book, knows the critical question for journalists is how close
they are to the truth, not how close they are to power."--From the
Preface by Bill Moyers
Amy Goodman, award-winning host of the daily internationally
broadcast radio and television program "Democracy Now ," breaks
through the corporate media's lies, sound bites, and silence in
this wide-ranging new collection of articles. In place of the usual
suspects--the "experts" who, in Goodman's words, "know so little
about so much, explain the world to us, and get it so wrong"--this
accessible, lively collection allows the voices the corporate media
exclude and ignore to be heard loud and clear. From community
organizers in New Orleans, to the courageous American soldiers
who've said "No" to Washington's wars, to the victims of torture
and police violence, we are given the extraordinary opportunity to
hear ordinary people standing up and speaking out. Written with all
of the fierce intelligence and passion for truth that millions have
come to expect from Amy Goodman's reportage, Breaking the Sound
Barrier proves the power that independent journalism can play in
the struggle for a better world, one in which ordinary citizens are
the true experts of their own lives and communities.
Amy Goodman is an award-winning investigative journalist and
syndicated columnist, author and the host/executive producer of
"Democracy Now " airing on nearly 800 stations worldwide. Goodman
is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award,
widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' for "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.." Goodman is the
co-author with her brother, journalist David Goodman, of three "New
York Times" bestsellers: Standing Up to the Madness, Static, and
The Exception to the Rulers.
General
Imprint: |
Haymarket Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2009 |
First published: |
October 2009 |
Authors: |
Amy Goodman
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Dimensions: |
211 x 139 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
377 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-931859-99-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-931859-99-X |
Barcode: |
9781931859998 |
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