Amy Goodman Quotes

“I really do think that if for one week in the United States we saw the true face of war, we saw people's limbs sheared off, we saw kids blown apart, for one week, war would be eradicated. Instead, what we see in the U. S. media is the video war game.”

“Go to where the silence is and say something.”

“We must build a trickle-up media that reflects the true character of this country and its people. A democratic media serving a democratic society.”

“We have a decision to make every hour of every day, and that is whether to represent the sword or the shield. Democracy now.”

“But for the media to name their coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq the same as what the Pentagon calls it—everyday seeing 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'—you have to ask: 'If this were state controlled media, how would it be any different?”

“In the meantime, it just makes it a little harder to smile. But so does the world.”

“[The media] are using a national treasure--that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.”