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From: Erin Dooley <e...@democracynow.org<mailto:e...@democracynow.org>> Subject: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to turn herself in to North Dakota authorities Date: October 13, 2016 2:02:29 PM GMT-04:00 Reply-To: Erin Dooley <e...@democracynow.org<mailto:e...@democracynow.org>> This morning on our live broadcast, Democracy Now! Host and Executive Producer Amy Goodman announced that she will turn herself in to North Dakota authorities at the Morton County jail on Monday, October 17 at 8:15 a.m. North Dakota time. The charge in State of North Dakota v. Amy Goodman stems from Democracy Now!’s coverage of the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline. On Saturday, September 3, Democracy Now! filmed security guards working for the pipeline company attacking protesters. The report showed guards unleashing dogs and using pepper spray and featured people with bite injuries and a dog with blood on its mouth and nose. Democracy Now!’s report went viral online, was viewed more than 14 million times on Facebook and was rebroadcast on many outlets, including CBS, NBC, NPR, CNN, MSNBC and the Huffington Post. On September 8, a criminal complaint and warrant was issued for Amy’s arrest. Ironically, in the state’s criminal complaint, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Lindsey Wohl, referencing the Democracy Now! video report in a sworn affidavit, stated, "Amy Goodman can be seen on the video identifying herself and interviewing protesters about their involvement in the protest." This is precisely the point: Amy was doing the constitutionally protected work of a reporter. You can read our full media advisory here<http://democracynow.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7c55dbbfa32e541749065a92a&id=c65a3a132b&e=9e0c7f6a9a>. Over the next few days, we will keep you updated on developments related to this story. You can also visit democracynow.org<http://democracynow.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7c55dbbfa32e541749065a92a&id=a05dd4be46&e=9e0c7f6a9a> at any time for the latest news. Until then, thank you so much for your incredible support of our work, which every day helps us to cover the movements making history across the country and around the world. Freedom of the press ensures the public’s right to know. Journalism is essential to the functioning of a democracy society. All our best, Erin PS - I also wanted to make sure that you saw Matt Taibbi's great piece published today by Rolling Stone. Click here to read his article<http://democracynow.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7c55dbbfa32e541749065a92a&id=7f41909e69&e=9e0c7f6a9a>—we'll keep you posted on other coverage as well. -- Erin Dooley Director of Development Democracy Now! T: (212) 431-9090 x8803 Democracy Now! 207 West 25th St 11th Floor New York, New York 10001 USA For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.
