Amy Goodman is a media hero!

The Nation's survey for readers' 30 favorite media heroes puts Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman at #2.

Amy Goodman is in good company. Along with critical, pathbreaking journalists like Jeremy Scahill, Laura Flanders, Bill Moyers, and Naomi Klein, Amy Goodman has been voted one of 30 media heroes in an informal poll by the Nation. With over 1,200 responses to the prompt from Greg Mitchell, the full list of commentators and muckrakers readers nominated is a heartening reminder of the indispensable work today's independent and left-of-center media brings us.