Democracy Now!

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Democracy Now!

Genre	News program, current affairs
Running time	60 minutes daily (M-F)
Country	United States
Languages	English
Syndicates	Pacifica Radio
Hosts	Amy Goodman Juan Gonzalez
Exec. producers	Amy Goodman
Recording studio	Downtown Community Television New York City, New York
Air dates	since 1996
Audio format	Stereophonic
Website	www.DemocracyNow.org
Podcast	Audio   Video

Democracy Now! is an national, daily, independent syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion aired by more than 700 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour "War and Peace Report" hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez can also be viewed or downloaded as a podcast every weekday online, free of charge, from the official website.
Democracy Now! serves as the flagship program for the progressive-themed Pacifica Radio network and is also broadcast on NPR, PBS, public access, college radio stations, and satellite television (Dish Network channel 9415, Link TV channel 9410, and DIRECTV channel's 348 & 375).^[1] The program is funded entirely through contributions from listeners, viewers, and foundations and does not accept advertisers, corporate underwriting, or government funding.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Background 1.1 Syndication 2 Awards 3 Notable guests, interviews, and on-air debates 4 2008 detainment 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Background

The show is located in the DCTV firehouse building (a converted firehouse) in New York City's Chinatown.

"For true democracy to work, people need easy access to independent, diverse sources of news and information."

— Democracy Now! ^[1]

Democracy Now! was founded in 1996 at WBAI-FM in New York City by journalists Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Larry Bensky, Salim Muwakkil, and Julie Drizin.^[2] Goodman is the program's principal host, with Juan Gonzalez as frequent co-host.^[3] Jeremy Scahill is a frequent contributor. The Spanish version includes the daily headlines, as well as a weekly summary of the news and was begun by Andres Thomas Conteris in May 2005. The program focuses on issues its producers consider underreported or ignored by mainstream news coverage.

[edit] Syndication

Democracy Now! is the flagship national program of the Pacifica Radio network on which it airs. The television simulcast airs on public access cable television stations; on satellite via Free Speech TV and Link TV, and free-to-air on C Band.^[4] Democracy Now! is available over the Internet, as both streaming audio and video.

[edit] Awards