Amy Goodman Tells CNN Host: Stop Your 'Obsession With Polls' And Report On 'People's Records'

[Nanjeanne]

God I love that woman!

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman told CNN host Brian Stelter on Sunday that his network should focus less on presidential polls and more on candidates' records.

"The media is so commercial, it's so driven by corporate interests," Goodman explained to Stelter during an interview on CNN's Reliable Sources. "And it's so important though that people recognize that there is a whole independent media world out there."

"We do not emphasize the polls," she pointed out. "I would love the media, there to be a month without polls. What is the value of these polls? If I am making a decision about a candidate, I want to weigh their record."

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"People should just count the times that every network flashes the polls," she remarked. "Are we telling people what to think?"

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/02/amy-goodman-tells-cnn-host-stop-obsession

[Nanjeanne]

2. Well she's an extraordinary investigative journalist - but hey she's no Chuck Todd. To each his own

[AlbertCat]

30. Well she's an extraordinary investigative journalist

She's amazing.


If you want tap dancing...watch Wolf Blitzer.

If you want stories read without trauma and drama, watch Amy do her excellent delivery.

[Nanjeanne]

33. I think you meant to respond to stopbush since I said the same thing only used Chuckie

[AlbertCat]

46. My intent was to agree with you

The "you" is meant in the "one" sense

"If one wants tap dancing...watch Woolfie."


Like I posted downstream.... Amy reminds me of the news when I was a kid in the 60's (except of course they were all male journalists)

[erlewyne]

35. The polls will never change my vote.

All I see on TV any more are gold diggers.
Even Rachel.

Except for Big Ed and tht Young Turks.

[OxQQme]

39. And Thom Hartman n/t

[TIME TO PANIC]

57. +1 LOL

[dchill]

90. Hey, there's NOBODY like Chuck Todd!

Luckily.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yet that woman delves into facts that you prefer not to know I suppose

and i mean that.

[noretreatnosurrender]

6. Say what?

Yeah, after all the most important thing about reporting the news is whether you have the right "TV presence" No wonder people are so ill informed.

[appalachiablue]

69. And is she fun to have a beer with? That's my criteria.

Amy is one the top investigative journalists. When possible I follow Democracy Now!, an exceptional news venue.

I miss Bill Moyers on PBS too, what a legend who still writes and has a website.

[pdsimdars]

7. Ha ha

She does make it hard to live in a fact-free fantasy world, when she keeps pushing truth at you.
On her show, she got everything right about Iraq and the war BEFORE we invaded. Every lie the Bush administration told about it, she had the experts at the center on her show the next day to dispel their myths.
Yes, people who want to make up their own reality and confuse others with propaganda, I can see how they don't like her and criticize her hair style, etc. What depth you show!

[RufusTFirefly]

9. Wow!

I guess I never fully grasped just how shallow and superficial some people's decision making processes are.

The fact that you posted without embarrassment (God bless ya for doing so. After all, it's allegedly still a free country) speaks volumes.

[tularetom]

17. I guess she doesn't flash enough thigh for you

You can probably find what you're looking for on Fox.

[stopbush]

20. What's that sexist remark got to do with it?

Are you saying I find Cenk more effective because he flashes more thigh? Are you expressing your opinion on Amy's looks?

[tularetom]

32. Hey, I'm not the one who watches TV news just to oogle the girls on there

But I am sort of amused that you would include a hack morning zoo DJ like Stephanie Miller on your list of effective media spokespersons.

[TIME TO PANIC]

62. +1

[kristopher]

95. +1

[AlbertCat]

34. Are you saying I find Cenk more effective because

Well, he sure is less business like....more public access. Amy is more serious.... and I would believe her more.

But, y'know....different strokes....

[Bangbangdem]

65. "Cenk is more effective "

Hahahaha!

[SheilaT]

19. Really? I do happen to listen to the radio version of Democracy Now!

In fact I wake up to it every morning. It's also a TV broadcast which also seems to be highly effective.

Her recital of facts every single day is astounding.

[SheilaT]

27. Maybe you should try her on the radio.

If you're sufficiently distracted by the visuals as to not really hear her message, just listening might be the way to go.

[cascadiance]

58. And you can also watch her on FSTV or LINK TV too, if you have satellite TV or COMCAST in your area

... hasn't censored those channels from you there.

Democracy Now is s very professionally run news program, and she tries to be less opinionated on that show to report the news that no one else in the corporate media does.

[bbgrunt]

36. wow. In this world of smoke, mirrors and marketing, you want more flash. unbelievable!

[JDPriestly]

52. Amy Goodman's intelligence and careful delivery works with those of us who are

well educated.

I can't stand regular TV. A bunch of liars. The glitz completely turns me off.

To each his own.

I adore Amy Goodman. She focuses on the story and not on her makeup.

[erpowers]

54. What Are You Talking About?

Amy Goodman is just as effective, if not better, at delivering her viewpoint on TV as the people you listed. What are you looking for/at in terms of delivering one's viewpoint? How do you see Goodman as looking like a fish out of water?

[islandmkl]

56. you seem to confuse some real journalists from mere entertainers...

Cenk, Katrina, Ezra...yes...but most talk show hosts and talking heads are just that...talking...

Amy is about nothing but the deep facts...and people always find some reason to diminish those facts by some other criteria...

her supposed 'lack of effectiveness' is due to lack of exposure...so some people only get the 'news' they can digest without too much thought...definitely not her game...

she has the enduring satisfaction of knowing she told us all...and because we didn't care for the messenger many of us didn't see what was going on...nor, apparently, did we really want to see...

[Bangbangdem]

78. Exactly

Best reporter out there.

[Bangbangdem]

76. Silly

She is the best we've got. Why tear her down?

[LanternWaste]

87. What objective measure do you base that allegation on?

"her lack of effectiveness delivering the same in the TV medium..."

What objective measure do you base that allegation on?

[xocet]

11. That is bizarre comment. Where again do you anchor the TV news? n/t

[Fast Walker 52]

13. WTF, seriously?

After her perfectly on-point remarks?

[JonLeibowitz]

43. And well-spoken too! She was highly effective at communicating her point.

[frylock]

16. Wow. Way to speak down to women. That'll help your candidate.

[modestybl]

23. Gee whiz, maybe if she piled makeup on and went blonde?

...that might look more "professional"? We've internalized the FoxNewsBabe norm...

[stopbush]

25. Like Cenk does?

Nice try, but that has nothing to do with it. That comment arises from your biases, not anything I said.

[modestybl]

29. What does Cenk have to do with your sexist bullcrap?

Amy Goodman does hardcore straight-up, in depth news. That it doesn't jive well with the current short-attention span aspect of our culture hardly makes her "non-professional"...

[AlbertCat]

38. What does Cenk have to do with your sexist bullcrap?

He likes Cenk's show better.

I think Amy Goodman is like the news.... y'know, Garrick Utley, or David Brinkley

Cent is like Wayne's World by comparison. It's totally excellent.... but not as serious.

[beedle]

41. Yeah, because

That was the whole point of the thread, to component on her "style"

Good job derailing threads. Are you a professional?

[questionseverything]

93. plus 1 n/t

[PatrynXX]

44. Great lady

who managed to get beaten up alot with Faux News yet Faux News seemed offended in the Twin Cities that one year they were getting beaten up at all. Brave lady..

[whatchamacallit]

48. Yep, you're a prototypical Hillary supporter alright

Thanks for your insight progressive dude.

[JDPriestly]

51. She is great!!!!!!

[Bangbangdem]

63. Okay

No TV presence? Hahahahaha. Is that all you have? Have you listened to her words? Who are you? Where do you work?

[Bangbangdem]

70. Hahaha!

Not hot enough for you? Pretty Vacant.

[Bangbangdem]

74. Who are you?

Where do you work? And why do you care about Amy Goodman?

[bulloney]

75. "No TV presence at all."

Goodman may not be some pretty little bimbo in a short, low-cut dress like you see on the other MSM all of the time, but she has more journalistic integrity than the so-called reporters in the said networks COMBINED.

That's the problem I have with the major "news" networks - everything is sex and superficial appearances with no investigative journalistic substance. That's why stories on the Kardashians and other celebrity freak shows dominate and lead their newscasts.

[bulloney]

88. Maybe you should look at your writing skills.

The fact that so many people are having similar reactions to your comment tells me that your "I'm right and the rest of the world is wrong" perspective may need a review.

[mhatrw]

77. Yep. Why can't she be more like Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, or the Governator?

No entertainment value!

[rurallib]

84. probably the best reporter in America today.

Her delivery is carefully unemotional so as not to lead people.
Most American reporters are scared of her I believe because her knowledge is so deep and broad. Hard to slip one by her.

[mwooldri]

85. So let's compare....

Amy Goodman....



And let's compare her to some journalists and news readers that I admire. Sorry, it's heavily BBC because that's what I grew up with and what I watch and listen to even now here in NC.

Lyse Doucet... (Chief International Correspondent, BBC)



Razia Iqbal.... (BBC World Service Radio - Newshour)



Nuala McGovern... (Outside Source - BBC World News (TV & Radio))



Katty Kay (BBC World News America) ... sonmeone



John Simpson, BBC Editor... sorry it's an old photo from 2001...



No joke, but I assure you it's him. A more recent picture...



Probably my favourite news presenter: Jeremy Paxman... here is why:

A more recent picture...



A lady I saw a lot in the 1980's reading the news... Moira Stewart.



And a more recent picture...



If I were to be a judge on looks alone I'd say she looks better now than in the 1980's.

Fortunately Americans were not subject to the output of local UK TV. For example, here is someone on BBC Nationwide - a 1970's early evening news program - from their Leeds studio.



Sorry - I came across that picture and couldn't resist. Another one from the archives - this time Southern Television's Sarah Kennedy reading the news... she was more a TV presenter than a journalist but her first on-screen job was at Southern.



A more recent picture... Sarah showing off her medal when she was awarded the MBE by Lizzie Windsor (ny nickname for Queen Elizabeth).



Though Sarah Kennedy is more of a presenter than a journalist but my point in posting all these pics is simple...

you can't judge a person based on image alone. The news I grew up with (BBC, ITV (Southern & London)) the news readers and journalists were never known for being fashion icons or in some cases being particularly easy on the eye. I haven't included any pictures of current people on CNN, Fake News Channel or MSNBC as most people here can readily turn on their TV and see who's on now.

As for Amy Goodman... though I don't watch her show, I respect what she does - and her work is of BBC quality in my opinion.

[Stand and Fight]

91. Who the frak cares how she looks?

She delivers some of the best information and has done so tirelessly for years and you're concerned about her "TV presence"? The frak is wrong with you?

[Armstead]

94. Of course you don't ...She has a bad habit of Telling the Truth

[Juicy_Bellows]

4. She makes an excellent point.

One that is lost on so many.

[kgnu_fan]

5. Listen to the words of wisdom and truth... Democracy Now!

[tularetom]

8. Amy Goodman is a national treasure

I doubt if 1/10 of 1% of Americans even know who she is. I watch her on Free Speech TV every chance I get and I rarely if ever find myself disagreeing with her.

[brooklynite]

10. Maybe that's part of the problem...

....I would never limit myself to voices that completely agree with me.

[Fast Walker 52]

15. who said anything about limit?

She still is great.

[JonLeibowitz]

40. Way to put words in the poster's mouth.

[daleanime]

79. Yeahup, you have to wonder if it was natural talent....

or years of dedicated practice.

[AlbertCat]

42. Maybe that's part of the problem...

What problem? There isn't a problem.

Who said anything about limiting one's self?


But your superiority over us peons is noted and will be appropriately filed.

[mhatrw]

80. Unless, of course, you worked for corporate media AND you watched it as well!

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Never the facts, ma'am! Anything but the facts!

[brooklynite]

82. Who here works for corporate media?

[Fast Walker 52]

14. yeah-- I agree. I listen to the podcast. Great way to get non-corporate news every weekday.

I have to admire how much she puts into the job, and she is there, day in and day out. Always with great humanity and poise.

[cantbeserious]

21. ^^^ This ^^^

eom

[kenn3d]

68. Absolutely a National Treasure.

Democracy Now one-hour podcast is daily fare for me. I never miss it.
http://www.democracynow.org/podcasting

Amy has been in the trenches all over the world for 20 years, telling America the truth that cannot be heard on MSM.

[Cryptoad]

18. Agreed

[modestybl]

24. I don't see giving authority for military action...

...small detail HRC supporters want to overlook..

[Nanjeanne]

26. I'm sorry is this something Amy Goodman said? Or is this in the wrong thread

This comes from nut job Jeff Fenske's blog. If you want to make it an OP and use that horrific blog as a starting point - go for it. But you might want to consider real information and not the frothing of nut who blogs.

[bluestateguy]

28. She makes a fair point

I agree. There are too many polls, and the media needs to dial them back.

[Nanjeanne]

31. The 24/7 cable news programs fill the airwaves with polls so they can hear themselves talk

[UglyGreed]

37. Amy is one of few

journalists I admire and respect

[Jitter65]

45. Well, after making the rounds today on all the "progressive" "liberal" boards today,

it is clear to me that we should, in addition to ignoring polls, just stop talking to each other and just listen to what our favorite candidate has to say, use sound judgement and vote based on that. Otherwise, talking at, to, or past each other is just further dividing us so that at least one segment of the party will be angry enough to stay home and let the GOP win. I don't want that to happen, so I'm done commenting.

[loyalsister]

47. Citing polls smacks of sporting event mentality

Polls turn something that is supposed to be serious and substantive into a vacuous exercise. When demographics are thrown in, voters are exploited to promote conflict.

I trash every poll thread that comes up here.

[JonLeibowitz]

83. There's a reason they call it the horse-race approach to politics. n/t

[tabasco]

49. She is entirely correct...

and wasting her breath.

[erpowers]

50. I Agree

The news shows and news networks spend too much time discussing polls. I think CBS Morning News and CBS Evening News have mentioned polls everyday. It would be much better for them to discuss the positions of the politicians and their business and political records. In addition, there should be an effort to give all the people running for office equal time to discuss their political ideas.

[WillyT]

55. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[spooky3]

59. I hope they listen to her.

95% of the coverage focuses on the "horse race" rather than either the relevant accomplishments of the candidates or the policy positions they now espouse. Not helpful for voters, at all.

[DinahMoeHum]

60. Seems the polls have become the modern crystal ball. . .

He/she who lives by the crystal ball ends up eating broken glass.

[TIME TO PANIC]

61. K & R!

[jalan48]

64. She's the best!

[Bangbangdem]

66. Why?

Why in God's name are people tearing down Amy Goodman?

[kenn3d]

71. Because she tells the truth...

... which is often not kind to Hillary.

[Bangbangdem]

73. My golly tho

She's my hero.

[NurseJackie]

67. Odd ... they were once all the rage around here ...

... especially the clicky clicky online polls.



Go, Hillary! We love you!

[MrMickeysMom]

72. Democracy Now! is NOW 20 years old... Thank you, Amy Goodman...

Please, give to Democracy Now!

[Enthusiast]

81. Well, Amy, corporate American does not want us to weigh their record.

They don't want anyone to examine their preferred candidate too closely.