‘Steal This Story, Please!’ documentary profiles Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman
Carl Deal and Tia Lessin’s documentary examines Amy Goodman’s career, Democracy Now!, and the program’s listener-funded model.
Steal This Story, Please! is a documentary about Amy Goodman, the host of the syndicated radio program Democracy Now! and an investigative reporter.
The film, directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, covers Goodman’s reporting on a massacre in East Timor, oil companies and former President Bill Clinton. It also portrays her work challenging political figures associated with Donald Trump.
Democracy Now! has been on the air since 1996. The program accepts no advertising or sponsorship and relies on money from viewers, listeners and website readers. The documentary does not state how much funding the program requires annually or how the money is solicited.
THE QUESTIONS THIS EVENT LEAVES BEHIND
What financial pressures could shape the program’s editorial priorities?
Which conditions determine whether stories first reported by Goodman’s team receive wider coverage?
How might a listener-funded model affect access for audiences who cannot contribute?
What perspectives or reporting are absent from the documentary’s account of Goodman’s work?
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