STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!

Media consolidation.

It’s accelerating. Fewer owners. Fewer voices.

Whether you’re watching the so-called “Orbán playbook” unfold across Eastern Europe, or noticing that CNN and 60 Minutes could one day soon answer to the same boardroom, a new reality is emerging: major news outlets falling under shared corporate ownership. The trend is hard to ignore. The question becomes unavoidable: who controls the story—and who gets left out?

But some journalists refuse to play by those rules.

For over three decades, Amy Goodman and the team at Democracy Now! have challenged power, amplified unheard voices, and pursued the truth—no matter the cost.

In STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal take us inside that mission, offering a powerful look at the life and work of one of the most fearless journalists of our time. We’re given an intimate portrait of Amy herself—what shaped her, what drives her, and what has sustained her commitment to seeking and reporting the truth across a long and remarkable career.

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, along with our personal hero Amy Goodman, the subject of their inspiring documentary.

It’s all coming up on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, starting now.

Undeterred by armed soldiers, evasive politicians, and riot police, Amy Goodman has reported some of the most consequential 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. From the frontlines of global conflicts to the organized chaos of her daily news show Democracy Now!, Goodman amplifies stories and voices too often silenced by commercial media.

Oscar-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 and on truth itself. Urgent, provocative and unexpectedly funny, Steal This Story, Please! is both a call to action and a celebration of resistance, posing the question: what happens to democracy when the press stops challenging power?

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! is now playing in theaters.