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Amy Goodman discusses the state of journalism and its challenges in the current landscape.

One of independent journalism’s success stories and most charismatic advocates stops by to answer the question: “If journalism is so great, how did all of THIS happen?”  Guest: Amy Goodman, executive producer and host of Democracy Now!.   This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive episodes of What Next —you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify . Or, visit  slate.com/whatnextplus  to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Amy Goodman

Topics covered

• independent journalism
• media analysis
• current events
• Democracy Now!
• journalism challenges

Keywords

• journalism
• Amy Goodman
• Democracy Now!
• media
• independent journalism
• news analysis

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Organizations: Democracy Now!, Slate Podcasts, What Next, Acast

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