Award-Winning Documentary of "Democracy Now!", the Independent Global News Program
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH JOURNALIST AMY GOODMAN MODERATED BY WNYC HOST ALISON STEWART '88
"Independent media is the oxygen of a democracy." With that credo, Democracy Now! has been broadcasting for 30 years to now over 1500 stations. Join the Brown Media Group and Brown Club in NY for the award-winning documentary about this independent global news program, followed by a Q&A with founder and host, Amy Goodman, moderated by Alison Stewart '88 of WNYC's "All of It with Alison." Saturday, April 11 1:30 pm - Screening Begins IFC Center 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd BUY TICKETS - $17
IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd
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Undeterred by armed soldiers, smooth-talking politicians, and riot police, journalist Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential stories of our time. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, she broadcasts stories and voices routinely silenced by commercial media.
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Deal and Lessin (Trouble the Water, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi—raised in a tradition of asking hard questions—as she navigates a news landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on truth itself. Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, this is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press surrenders to power?
Alison Stewart '88 is host of All Of It with Alison Stewart, WNYC’s daily live afternoon program about culture and our culture. She is also the host of the monthly book club Get Lit with All Of It, a partnership with The New York Public Library. Stewart began her media career shortly after graduating from Brown University as a producer/reporter for MTV News’ breakthrough presidential campaign coverage “Choose or Lose”--which earned her a Peabody Award. She has spent more than two decades reporting and has anchored her own news programs on NPR, PBS, ABC and MSNBC. She’s a contributor with The Atlantic LIVE and PBS NewsHour and the author of two books: FIRST CLASS: The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School and JUNK: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff.
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