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'''''Democracy Now!''''' is a syndicated news and opinion ] and ] program that airs on over 420 radio and television stations, on cable TV, and both satellite television networks in ]. The flagship national program of the ] network, it also broadcasts on ] and ] stations, ] stations, ] (channels 9410 and 9415 of the ]), ] (channel 375 of the ] satellite network), and over the ], including as a ]. The program's full name is "Democracy Now! the War and Peace Report." The views of its broadcasters are generally ]. '''''Democracy Now!''''' is a ] news program that is ] on over 420 ] and ] stations, on cable TV, and both satellite television networks in ]. The flagship national program of the ] network, it also broadcasts on ] and ] stations, ] stations, ] (channels 9410 and 9415 of the ]), ] (channel 375 of the ] satellite network), and over the ], including as a ]. The program's full name is "Democracy Now! the War and Peace Report." The views of its broadcasters are generally ].


==Founders and Background== ==Founders and Background==

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Democracy Now! logo.

Democracy Now! is a ] news program that is syndicated on over 420 radio and television stations, on cable TV, and both satellite television networks in North America. The flagship national program of the Pacifica Radio network, it also broadcasts on community and NPR stations, public access cable television stations, Free Speech TV (channels 9410 and 9415 of the DISH Network), Link TV (channel 375 of the DirecTV satellite network), and over the internet, including as a "podcast". The program's full name is "Democracy Now! the War and Peace Report." The views of its broadcasters are generally left-wing.

Founders and Background

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Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez in studio.

The program was founded in 1996 at WBAI in New York City by journalists Amy Goodman, Larry Bensky, Juan Gonzalez, Salim Muwakkil, and Julie Drizin. Amy Goodman acts as the program's host with Juan Gonzalez acting as co-host. The program is primarily concerned with issues related to war, human rights and U.S. foreign and domestic policy, attempting to provide an alternative to mainstream news coverage.

Awards

Democracy Now! and its staff have received dozens of journalism awards, including the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of two Nigerian villagers protesting an oil spill, the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Prize, and the Pinnacle Award for American Women in Radio & Television.

Funding

The program is funded by listeners, viewers, and foundations. Democracy Now! does not accept donations from corporations or any government funding. The staff of the program does not accept grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting because they believe that funding from any government entity limits the independence of their programming.

Facilities

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DCTV Firehouse Building.

Democracy Now! is headquartered in New York City. Located in a converted firehouse building in Chinatown that is also home to documentary filmmaker Downtown Community Television studio.

The show was previously broadcast from Pacifica Radio's WBAI radio station in New York, and was relocated to the DCTV firehouse during a management conflict at the station, during 2000-2001. Since then, the show has added staff and television capability. With a television signal, the show was able to expand its reach to cable and satellite viewers.

Staff

Notable guests, interviews, and on-air debates

See also

External links

Articles

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