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INDEPENDENT
MEDIA RESOURCES
WORLD
& NATIONAL NEWS AlterNet: first launched in 1998, this online mag provides a mix of news, opinion and investigative journalism on subjects ranging from the environment, the drug war, technology and cultural trends to policy debate, sexual politics and health issues Bellaciao.org: a multi-language information collective of news stories from around the world BuzzFlash: news from the nation and around the world, casting a hard, angry eye upon the actions of the administration and the GOP; a one-stop news source with breaking news and commentary Center for Media and Democracy: dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry; serves citizens, journalists and researchers seeking to recognize and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices Center for Public Integrity: provides the American public with the findings of its investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics-related issues via books, reports, and newsletters Centre for Research on Globalisation: an independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholar, and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the New World Order; based in Montréal, CRG publishes news articles, commentary, background research, and analysis on a broad range of issues, focusing on the interrelationship between social, economic, strategic, geopolitical, and environmental processes CommonDreams: a premier progressive news site Communication-Evolution: this blog provides video and articles about the Bolivarian Revolution and exposes fascism and injustice around the world Consortiumnews.com: founded in 1995, Consortiumnews is home for important, well-reported stories that aren't welcome in conventional-wisdom-driven national news media Counterpunch.org - a bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair which features stories corporate press never prints The Crisis Papers: an anthology of political opinion and commentary from the progressive Internet (Ernest Partridge, Ph.D, and Bernard Weiner, Ph.D, Editors) Currents of Awareness: a nonprofit online news network featuring diverse independent news organizations; offers a free news alert service Daily Kos: highly visited blog that discusses pertinent political issues of the day The Democracy Center: advances human rights through a unique combination of investigation and reporting, training citizens in the art of public advocacy, and organizing international citizen campaigns Dissident Voice: provides hard hitting, thought provoking, and entertaining news and commentaries on politics and culture that can serve as ammunition in struggles for peace and social justice Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: an absolutely indispensable resource in these days of news-fluff and infotainment Global Public Media: helps existing public service information organizations (broadcasting, print, and online media) provide a broader, deeper, and more interactive public information service; Phase One includes in-depth interviews, and pilot radio and televison sites and programs on a wide range of topics and issues in the world Global Research Canada: based in Montréal, publishes news articles, commentary, background research, and analysis on a broad range of issues, focusing on the interrelationship between social, economic, strategic, geopolitical and environmental processes Goodwriters.Net: provides a window for writers to exercise their Constitutional right to free speech GregPalast.com: probably the best American investigative journalist today; broke the Florida 2000 election fraud story; authored The Best Democracy Money Can Buy The Huffington Post: combines a breaking news section with an innovative group blog where some of the country’s most creative minds weigh in on topics great and small, political and cultural, important or just plain entertaining The Independent of London: excellent UK newspaper covering England and the world Independent Media Center (Indymedia): a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth (also Santa Cruz Indymedia) Information Clearing House: an alternative independent non-commercial source for news, information and insight created by Tom Feeley in response to personal frustration and anger at the failure of traditional commercial media to accurately report news, especially as it relates to U.S. foreign policy; you can sign up here to receive a Daily Email News Digest Margo B World News: alternative and antiwar world news, opinions, and commentaries, updated daily Media Channel: this site was created to foster more diverse, responsible media; is now the world's largest online dedicated to global media issues MediaMatters.org: provides comprehensive media analysis and monitoring to identify conservative misinformation; tracks and demands swift correction of conservative media misinformation on major current political issues, with the goal of discouraging responsible news outlets from giving it credence Media Reform Information Center: extensive links and resources on media reform MotherJones: news and resources for the skeptical citizen; one of the more extraordinary progressive news and opinion sources on the Internet Multinational Monitor: a leading source of investigative and critical reporting on the activities of multinational corporations and the international globalizing institutions, such as the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank MWC (Media With Conscience): providing news directly from grassroots sources worldwide with an emphasis on action readers can take The Nation: the page where Vincent Bugliosi first raised his howl about Election 2000, the page where Greg Palast first outlined the scurrilous denial of voting rights in Florida by ChoicePoint, The Nation is one of the most important news and information sources on the Web New America Media: NAM's news wire streams the work of its own writers and editors, its multiple youth media publications and broadcasts, and aggregated content from more than 700 ethnic media partners into one subscription-based service, providing content, analysis, opinions, and voices from a diverse pool of writers and media makers OpEdNews.com: tough, liberal, progressive news, opinion, and more, with links to the latest news, smartest opinion pieces, and uncompromingly original editorials from contributors around the world Pacific News Service: a highly experimental communications hub for journalists, scholars, filmmakers, artists, and young people dedicated to bringing the seldom heard, often most misunderstood or ignored voices and ideas into the public forum; PNS produces a daily news syndicate and sponsors magazine articles, books, TV segments (including Richard Rodriguez's essays for PBS's "News Hour with Jim Lehrer") and films (including the 1997 Oscar-winning documentary "Breathing Lessons") The Progressive: a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and abroad; opposes militarism, the concentration of power in corporate hands, the disenfranchisement of the citizenry, poverty, and prejudice in all its guises while championing peace, social and economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy Progressive Review: the online journal of alternative news and information, serving cyberspace since 1995 (read An Apology to Young Americans) Project Censored: read stories that never make the mainstream press; get times and schedules here for Sonoma State's Project Censored Radio Hour The Raw Story: unearths and spotlights stories underplayed by the popular press, in particular those which highlight betterment and open people’s eyes to injustice throughout the world Roll Call: Congressional news from Capitol Hill; good insider stuff here Salon: for the eclectic Internet surfer, something for everyone - good social and political commentaries Septembereleventh.org: the National 9-11 Visibility Project supports the efforts of the 9-11 victims' families to obtain a complete and unobstructed investigation into the 2001 terrorist attacks and provides information to the public regarding the still unanswered questions surrounding this national tragedy Scoop: a Wellington-based Internet news agency accredited to the New Zealand Parliament Press Gallery providing news and commentary **raw and fast** and made up largely of what it calls "disintermediated" news - news without a spin put on it by a journalist Smirking Chimp: amusing and other comments, stories, and posts from newspapers, magazines, websites, and readers Take Back the Media!: cooperative project by progressive American citizens dismayed at the pro-government, pro-corporate bias shown by American media; site offers alternative news sources Taylor Marsh: news, blogs, politics, Iraq, and culture Today's Front Pages: get a pulse on things - view the headlines from around the world Tom Paine.com: a public interest journal inspired by the great patriot Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man, that enriches national debate on controversial public issues with ideas, opinions, and analyses overlooked by the mainstream press Truthdig.org: a Web magazine providing in-depth coverage of current affairs and variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view Truthout: gleans significant articles of interest from major news sources; get on their mailing list and and read Truthout's headlines each day United Eco-action: an organization on the forefront of progressive ideas seeking unification of competing ecological and economic interests into a positive movement to oppose ignorance and establish a realistic and sustainable economy supportive of healthy environments What Really Happened: daily news behind the news; site provides extensive archives of ongoing news stories and political issues ZMag:
a large community dedicated to social change, this publication delivers
fresh, provocative journalism FILM/RADIO/TV/INTERNET STREAMS Alternative Radio: weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and on short-wave on Radio for Peace International, providing information, analyses, and views that are frequently ignored or distorted BBC: excellent radio programming worldwide Bernie Ward Program: KGO Radio (San Francisco) late night weekday 3-hour talk radio whose host is not afraid to ask serious political and social questions and to scrutinize the mainstream media Cloak and Dagger: exploring counter-pro-pagan-da in all it's multi-forms; radio program and Internet magazine Deconstructing Dinner: a weekly one-hour show discussing the impacts our food choices have on ourselves, our communities, and our planet; broadcast on Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada; can be listened to online and as a podcast Democracy Now!: a national, listener-sponsored public radio and TV show, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the country - check out Amy Goodman's program Facets Multimedia: news and sales of alternative films; produces the Chicago International Children's Film Festival each year Free Speech TV: working with activists and artists, FSTV uses television to cultivate an informed and active citizenry to advance progressive social changes; airs primarily social, political, cultural, and environmental documentaries acquired from independent producers KPFA: Berkeley's only truly independent Pacifica station, listener sponsored since 1949; broadcasts on 94.1 FM and KPFB 89.3 FM, Berkeley, and KFCF 88.1 FM, Fresno, California KZSC Santa Cruz: established in 1973, KZSC Santa Cruz 88.1fm is a listener-supported, commercial-free, educational radio station located at the University of California at Santa Cruz Liberty News TV: a half-hour long monthly television program, dedicated to unraveling the spin, lies and misguided policies of corporate-sponsored politicians; written by professional journalists who are not paid for their labors, Liberty News TV is one of the few outlets remaining on the television airwaves where the truth can be openly told Making Contact: a 29-minute weekly international radio program committed to investigative journalism and in-depth critical analysis which goes beyond the breaking news Peter Werbe: hosts award-winning phone-in talk show, Nightcall, Sundays, 11pm-2am (ET), on WRIF-FM 101.1; or listen online at http://www.radiopower.org or http://www.wrif.com RadioPower.org: streaming progressive music and culture from around the world -- the other voice of America The Randi Rhodes Show on Air America: a popular liberal talk host whose ratings destroy Limbaugh's; talk to The Randi Rhodes Show LIVE (3-7pm ET) 1.866.303.2270 The Real News: the future depends on knowing; uncompromosing viewer-supported television news; no government funding, no corporate funding, no advertising VisionTV Canada: presents inspirational, insightfu,l and original programming that celebrates diversity and promotes understanding among people of different faiths and cultures; part of a group of channels that also includes One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel, a digital service offering programs on natural health, personal growth, and living a planet-friendly lifestyle HUMOR EvilGOPbastards.com: exposing the ugly truth about the Republican Party's diabolical plot to replace constitutional democracy with an oligarchic fascist theocracy Mark Fiore.com: poignant political cartoons The Onion: excellent spoofs on a variety of subjects Santa Cruz Comic News: established in 1984, this is the granddaddy of all cartoon newspapers featuring the world’s largest collection of editorial cartoons Know of other good alternative media? Send us an email. |
