amy goodwin is a producer of democracy now, a national, daily, independence, award-winning program, airing300 public television and radio stations worldwide. ms. goodwin has -- ms. goomdman has won numerous awards. she was honored with the 2014 if stone medal for lifetime achievement. she is also the first journalist to have received the right livelihood award, widely known as the alternative nobel prize for, quote developing an innovative model of truly independent, grassroots journalism that brings too many people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media. end quote. she was a recipient of the american women in radio and television gracie award and the nation prize for creative citizenship. her reporting on east timor in nigeria has won numerous awards, including the robert f kennedy prize for international reporting and the alfred dupont award. it is now my pressure to introduce the director. [applause] director: thank you very much for you we have just had a very refreshing session. with some students and some other folks in the audience who asked some very