In 2012, Goodman received the Gandhi Peace Award for a "significant contribution to the promotion of an enduring international peace". She is the author of six books, including the 2012 "The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope," and the 2016 "Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America." In 2016, she was criminally charged with riot in connection with her coverage of protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. This action was condemned by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The charges were dismissed by the North Dakota district judge on October 17, 2016.