Amy Goodman: Media

Amy Goodman is American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. Explore interesting quotes on media.

Amy Goodman: 16 quotes1 like

“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.”

“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.”

The Exception to the Rulers written with David Goodman

“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?”

Independent Media in a Time of War http://johnmccarthy90066.tripod.com/id490.html.

“[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.”

2008 Winter Soldier Testimony http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier/testimony/aims-global-war-terror-political-legal-and-economic-context-iraq-and-afghan-0.