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But for the media to name their coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq the same as what the Pentagon calls it—everyday seeing 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'—you have to ask: ''''If this were state controlled media, how would it be any different?''''

— Amy Goodman on Investigative journalism

What It Means

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Amy Goodman

About Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) is an American broadcast journalist, author, and co-founder (1996) and main host of Democracy Now!, a progressive global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the Internet.