During the 2008 Republican National Convention , several of Goodman 's colleagues from '' Democracy Now ! '' were arrested and detained by police while reporting on an anti-war protest outside the RNC . While trying to ascertain the status of her colleagues , Goodman herself was arrested and held , accused of obstructing a legal process and interfering with a police officer , while fellow '' Democracy Now ! '' producers including reporter Sharif Abdel Kouddous were held on charges of probable cause for riot . The arrests of the producers were videotaped . Goodman and her colleagues were later released , and City Attorney John Choi indicated that the charges would be dropped . Goodman 's ( '' et al. '' ) civil lawsuit against the St. Paul and Minneapolis police departments and the Secret Service resulted in a $ 100,000 settlement , as well as an agreement to educate officers in First Amendment rights of members of the press and public
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Amy Goodman