Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman honored with I.F. Stone award
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I believe that the media could be the greatest force for peace on Earth. Instead, it is wielded as a weapon of war. And that has to be challenged. That has to change.—Amy Goodman
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We need a media, when we cover war, that’s not brought to us by the weapons manufacturers; when we cover climate change, not brought to us by the oil, the gas, the coal companies, the nuclear companies; when we cover healthcare, not brought to us by the insurance industry, by the drug companies. We need a media that is truly independent. That, I believe is what will save us.
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