The Avon Cinema in Providence will screen the documentary “Steal This Story, Please!” on June 26 and 27, highlighting journalist Amy Goodman’s career amid growing corporate media consolidation and attacks on press freedom. The film, directed by Oscar-nominated Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, traces the rise of Goodman’s independent news program Democracy Now!, which launched in 1996 shortly after the Telecommunications Act enabled media monopolies. Despite shrinking traditional media and political pressures, Democracy Now! has grown by maintaining an independent model free from corporate or government funding. The documentary showcases Goodman’s resilience against attacks from military forces, corporate media, and authorities, including controversies over airing voices like Mumia Abu-Jamal’s. Following the June 27 matinee, a Q&A with Goodman, Deal, Lessin, and Providence reporter Eric Halvarson will discuss the film’s relevance, emphasizing the critical role of independent journalism in preserving truth and community voices as mainstream outlets drastically shrink. Goodman’s work exemplifies how independent media can fill the void left by declining traditional newsrooms and political hostility toward the press.