"When a Trump climate advisor told her he was too busy to explain why his boss believes climate change is a hoax, he walked away. Goodman kept asking. And kept walking, and then running, to keep up with the frazzled bureaucrat, P. Wells Griffith III, until he managed to escape behind a locked door. Goodman got no answers from the Trump operative, but his obvious discomfort with her questions spoke volumes as she chased him through a 2018 conference venue in Poland."
"The episode serves as the kinetic opener to a new documentary about the long-running independent news program "Democracy Now!," which showcases journalism Goodman-style. The title, "Steal This Story, Please!," reflects the show's practice of encouraging mainstream media to pick up on the stories it pursues, publishing with a Creative Commons license and syndicating its content without charge to more than 1,500 public, community and college radio and TV stations."
"In 2000, when then-President Bill Clinton was making media calls aimed at getting out the vote for Al Gore, he dialed up more than he bargained for when he called "Democracy Now!" Goodman had some questions that were not on the president's agenda, keeping him on the phone for 28 minutes. She pressed Clinton on NAFTA and on the record number of people - two million - behind bars during his presidency."
"With irritation evident in his voice, Clinton said he needed to get off the phone. Goodman kept asking questions. Just as important as Goodman's irreverent approach to the powerful is her focus on what she describ"
A climate advisor told Amy Goodman he was too busy to explain why his boss believes climate change is a hoax, then walked away. Goodman continued asking and chased him through a conference venue in Poland until he escaped behind a locked door. The encounter showed his discomfort and lack of answers. The moment opens a new documentary about Democracy Now!, an independent news program known for Goodman-style journalism. The documentary title reflects the show’s practice of encouraging mainstream media to pick up stories, publishing under a Creative Commons license and syndicating content without charge to more than 1,500 stations. Goodman also interrogated President Bill Clinton in 2000, pressing him on NAFTA and on the record number of people imprisoned during his presidency.
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