Breaking the Sound Barrier
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Journalism, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Amy Goodman | ISBN: | 9781608460076 |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books | Publication: | October 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Haymarket Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amy Goodman |
| ISBN: | 9781608460076 |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books |
| Publication: | October 1, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Haymarket Books |
| Language: | English |
Amy Goodman is the best-known voice of independent media today; her radio and television program Democracy Now! is broadcast on over 500 stations nationwide. These punchy, lively columns concentrate Goodman's skill of "going where the silence is" and telling the stories the major media usually ignore. In Goodman's words, they are "a way to reach out to many different audiences. I think people recognize the media has failed them. People are tired of hearing the same small circle of pundits who know so little about so much, explain the world to us, and getting it so wrong. We need to break the sound barrier with other voices, with experts in their own communities, to provide a forum for people to speak for themselves."
Amy Goodman is the best-known voice of independent media today; her radio and television program Democracy Now! is broadcast on over 500 stations nationwide. These punchy, lively columns concentrate Goodman's skill of "going where the silence is" and telling the stories the major media usually ignore. In Goodman's words, they are "a way to reach out to many different audiences. I think people recognize the media has failed them. People are tired of hearing the same small circle of pundits who know so little about so much, explain the world to us, and getting it so wrong. We need to break the sound barrier with other voices, with experts in their own communities, to provide a forum for people to speak for themselves."
