Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Their reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events. Democracy Now! is broadcast daily across the United States and Canada as well as in countries around the world. Their program is on Pacifica, NPR, community, college and satellite radio stations; on PBS, public, community and satellite TV; and viewed by millions of people online each day. Their headlines are broadcast in Spanish on radio stations across the U.S., Central and South America, and in Europe. Democracy Now! launched in 1996, airing on nine radio stations. More than two decades later, they have grown to be one of the leading U.S.-based independent daily...
The University of Toronto and the Focus Media Arts Centre (Radio Regent) have been partners for the past 5 years, bridging U of T students, local Regent Park Residents and Focus staff and volunteers to put together various projects about The Changing Culture of Regent Park. Such topics revolve around immigration and racial formation, urban renewal, housing redevelopment, public health, and community organizing. Ultimately, teams research, and produce their own media project addressing a specific neighbourhood issue in Regent Park. For 2025, they produced podcasts related to economic justice in Regent Park. To listen to their podcast projects you can visit https://www.uoftxrpfocus.com/2025