About this Event
Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from war zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. Taking on politicians, CEOs and riot police, Goodman has reported some of the most urgent and underreported stories of our time.
Steal This Story, Please! is a gripping account of the trailblazing journalist whose unwavering commitment to truth-telling spans three decades of turbulent history. Drawing on an extraordinary archive, Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin (Trouble the Water, Citizen Koch, The Janes) take us behind the scenes with the warm, wisecracking granddaughter of an Orthodox rabbi—raised in a tradition of asking hard questions—as she navigates a media landscape reshaped by technology, corporate consolidation, and political assaults on the press. Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a powerful critique of mainstream media, and a celebration of those who challenge it.
Join us for this special Saturday program for a film screening followed by a Q&A with Amy Goodman and Tia Lessen.
Notes
Goodman photo courtesy Right Livelihood/Wolfgang Schmidt; photos and artwork courtesy of the speakers and the filmmakers.
Notice of Filming and Photography: When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.
Commonwealth Club World Affairs is a public forum. Any views expressed in our programs are those of the speakers and not of Commonwealth Club World Affairs.
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
Speakers
Amy Goodman, Host, "Democracy Now!"
Tia Lessin, Director, Steal This Story, Please!
Moderator: TBA
3:15 p.m. doors open & check-in
4–5:45 p.m. film screening
5:45–6:30 p.m. Q&A
(all times Pacific Time)
Event venue & nearby stays
The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States
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