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Amy Goodman’s New Column: “Whistle-Blower Points to Target List in U.S. Attack on Hotel”
A veteran of Army intelligence has shed new light on the military’s 2003 shelling of the Palestine Hotel, a Baghdad home to many journalists, including two who were killed by that attack.
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“The U.S. War on Journalists”
Sami al-Haj is a free man today, after having been imprisoned by the U.S. military for more than six years. His crime: journalism. Targeting journalists, the Bush administration has engaged in direct assault, intimidation, imprisonment and information blackouts to limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs. The principal target these past seven years has been Al-Jazeera, the Arabic television network based in Doha, Qatar.
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Democracy Now! Honored At Webby Awards
Democracy Now! has been selected as an Official Honoree at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in three categories: News, Political and Podcast.
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“Ticker Tape Ain’t Spaghetti”
Food riots are erupting around the world. Behind the hunger, behind the riots, are so-called free-trade agreements, and the brutal emergency-loan agreements imposed on poor countries by financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund.
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Amy Goodman on The Tavis Smiley Show on PBS
Amy Goodman appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show Thursday on PBS discussing her new book. Watch excerpts of the interview.
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“The Single-Payer Solution”
As the media coverage of the Democratic presidential race continues to focus on lapel pins and pastors, America is ailing.
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“The Orangeburg Massacre”
Sen. Barack Obama is clearly a bad bowler. But it was not too long ago that African-Americans were not allowed in some bowling alleys. In Orangeburg, S.C., three young African-American men were killed for protesting against that town’s segregated bowling alley.
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“A Torture Debate Among Healers”
The American Psychological Association is in the midst of its own heated presidential campaign. The central issue is whether APA members should be banned from participating in “harsh interrogations.”
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Immediate opening for full-time Manager for Spanish Language Programs
Democracy Now! is a daily, non-profit, national, independent news hour based in New York City. In 2005 we launched Democracy Now! en español to produce, market and distribute Spanish language translations of Democracy Now! content. Today, 200 stations broadcast either our daily headlines or our Resumen Semanal, an 30-minute weekly round up of top headlines.
Building on this strong foundation, the Manager for Spanish Language Programs will lead our committed team in a period of new growth, bringing more Spanish language Democracy Now! content to bigger audiences worldwide.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage, supervise and participate in the translation of audio, video and print content between English and Spanish.
• Manage, supervise and participate in the editing of audio and video content.
• Exercise discretion in identifying new markets for distribution and opportunities for content creation.
• Market Spanish language content to stations, websites, publications, etc.
• Manage, recruit and supervise remote and New York City based staff, interns and contractors.
• Update content and supervise development of new features for Spanish section of website.
• Manage database of station, publication and website contacts.
• Develop audience for Spanish language content through outreach and publicity.
• Other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
• In-depth knowledge of Democracy Now!
• Bilingual
• English/Spanish translation and/or interpretation experience
• Managerial and supervisory experience
• Publicity and/or marketing experience
• Audio/video editing
• Familiarity with Spanish language media networks
• Knowledge of Mac OS, Final Cut Pro, Office suite and Filemaker or similar database software
• Extremely well organized
This is a full-time New York City based position with benefits and salary based on experience. Democracy Now! is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively recruits women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and persons with diverse gender and sexual identities.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Spanish Manager” as the subject. No phone calls.
Immediate opening for full-time Outreach & Publicity Director
Democracy Now! is a daily, non-profit, national, independent news hour based in New York City. Over the past 12 years, the outreach team at Democracy Now! has extended the reach of the program dramatically. In 2001 Democracy Now! was available on only 34 stations. Today, over 700 TV and radio stations across the globe carry the program and hundreds of thousands of viewer/listeners stream and podcast the show at democracynow.org. Democracy Now! is hiring a full-time Outreach Director to lead our ongoing efforts to reach hundreds of millions new viewers and listeners with our grassroots global news hour.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage the work of outreach department staff and volunteers as they work to grow DN! audience and expand the network of stations that carry the program.
• Develop and implement DN! publicity strategy.
• Build online viewer/listenership and raise DN!’s profile on the Internet.
• Seek out new distribution platforms.
• Launch Teaching Democracy Now! project, which will provide resources and support to educators who want to use DN! content in their classrooms.
• Coordinate with Democracy Now! en español team as needed.
• Provide planning and reporting on department activities.
QUALIFICATIONS
• In-depth knowledge of Democracy Now!
• 3-5 years work experience in media field
• 3-5 years managerial experience
• Publicity and/or marketing experience
• Familiarity with viral marketing
• Familiarity with public broadcasting field
• Extremely well organized
• Flexible
This is a full-time New York City based position with benefits and salary based on experience. Democracy Now! is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively recruits women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and persons with diverse gender and sexual identities.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Outreach Director” as the subject. No phone calls.
Internships
Democracy Now! is accepting applications for internships in New York City
for the winter/spring semester. Please email admin@democracynow.org for more information.
