Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!" will be coming to town for the VA festival of the book (
http://www.vabook.org). She will be speaking at McLeod Hall Auditorium (It's behind Jordan Hall at the UVA Hospital Complex) on Friday, March 24 at 7:00 pm. All VA festival of the book events are FREE and open to the public.
From the website:
Independent Media in a Time of War: Amy Goodman
Host of "Democracy Now" and author of The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them, Amy Goodman critiques the commercial news media and discusses the importance independent media. (Amnesty International)
McLeod Hall Auditorium
202 15th Street SW
I HIGHLY reccomend this event. I got a chance to see her speak at the Green Festival last year in DC and it was amazing - I got to meet her and get a signed copy of her book too! Also, if you haven't read this book - please do it.