Rivertown Film Screening

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A Gripping Portrait of a Trailblazing Journalist in “Steal This Story, Please!” Screening at Rivertown Film

July 2026– Alot of drive, nerve and tolerance for risk-taking is a requirement for any journalist working in the independent news media.

Rivertown Film is presenting a documentary about one such reporter, Amy Goodman, “Steal This Story, Please!” on Wednesday, July 22nd at the Nyack Center (58 Depew Ave., Nyack, entrance ion Broadway). Goodman is the investigative journalist who hosts the progressive news program, “Democracy Now!”. Oscar nominated directors Carl Deal and Tia Lessi trace the development of this program and explores how the American News Media became centralized and controlled by a few large companies and what those results have been. It makes an impassioned argument for journalism that operates outside corporate media structures. In addition, it recounts events that Goodman has covered, including the 1991 East Timor Massacre, the pipe oil protests in North Dakota and many more. It’s full of scenes of Goodman chasing down politicians and sources who would like to control their own narrative but also looks at the fundamentals of journalism that she believes in and has passed on to colleagues.

“Steal This Story, Please!” makes a strong case for independent news outlets as being vital to a healthy democracy. Without these, the film believes, we may lose the ability to discern the truth altogether.

There will be a post film discussion with the producer Karen Ranucci and Suzanne Barclay of The League of Women Voters in Rockland County, moderated by independent editor and publisher of the Rockland County Business Journal Tina Traster. Community Partners are The League of Women Voters of Rockland County.

Doors to the Nyack Center open at 7:30pm, and the film begins at 8pm. Tickets are $13/General Admission, $11/Students & Seniors, and $9/Rivertown Film Members More information can be found at rivertownfilm.org.

Rivertown Film is a non-profit organization which was founded in 2001. Their mission is devoted to celebrating, exploring and promoting the art of the motion picture through film screenings and educational programs. The organization is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and our corporate sponsors are Elena Schloss, Happy Dwellings with Elena/ Julia B. Fee, Sotheby’s International Realty, PainterSmith Advertising, Emily J. Blake, MD and Emerald Medicare.

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