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Independent News Sources
Adbusters: Dedicated to advancing new social movements, Adbusters provides access to independent news articles and culture jamming resources. http://www.adbusters.org/home/
AlterNet.org:"AlterNet.org is a project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism." http://www.alternet.org
Ashville Global Report: A non-profit organization dedicated to bringing you coverage left out of the corporate press. http://www.agrnews.org/
The Baffler Magazine: "The Baffler draws on a long American tradition of dissent, especially the critique of business culture that grew up back in the hopeful days of the teens, twenties, and thirties." Alternative news and views. http://www.thebaffler.com/about.html
Counterpunch: A bi-weekly American newsletter dedicated to "the stories that the corporate press never prints." http://www.counterpunch.com
Culture Kiosque: Online European guide to arts culture and entertainment worldwide, providing links to up to date news articles and reviews. http://www.culturekiosque.com/
Disinformation: Originally funded by coroporate giant TeleCommunications Inc, Disinformation whethered controversy and a change in ownership to offer news that slips through the corporate news cracks. http://www.disinfo.com/site/
Fair and Accuracy in News Reporting: US media watch group critiquing media bias and censorship. http://www.fair.org/
Free Press: "Free Press is a national nonpartisan organization working to increase informed public participation in crucial media policy debates, and to generate policies that will produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. " http://www.mediareform.net/index.php
Greg Palast: Poltical commentator, journalist and award-winning author of the book “Best Democracy Money Can Buy” Palast focues on democracy and new world order. http://www.gregpalast.com/
Independent Media Centre: Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. http://www.indymedia.org/en/index.shtml
In These Times: "A news magazine committed to extending political and economic democracy in the United States and around the world and to opposing the dominance of transnational corporations and the tyranny of marketplace values over human values." http://www.inthesetimes.com
International Action Center: "Information, activism, and resistance to U.S. militarism, war, and corporate greed, linking with Struggles Against racism and oppression within the United States." http://www.iacenter.org/
Media Studies.Com: Dedicated to advancing research and education in media studies, the site provides links to international news, media studies sites and other resources for media educators, students, and researchers. http://www.mediastudies.com/
Mother Jones: “Mother Jones is an independent nonprofit whose roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting.” http://www.motherjones.com/
The Progressive: The mission of The Progressive is to be a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and abroad. The magazine, its affiliates, and its staff steadfastly oppose militarism, the concentration of power in corporate hands, the disenfranchisement of the citizenry, poverty, and prejudice in all its guises. We champion peace, social and economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy. http://www.progressive.org/
Project Censored: A project of Sonoma State University Project Censored is dedicated to educating the public on the role of independent journalism in a democratic society. http://www.projectcensored.org/
Rabble.CA: "News for the rest of us." Rabble.ca fuses activism and journalism into an online news journal featuring original news stories, in-depth features, interviews, commentaries and columns from progressive voices in mainstream media. http://rabble.ca/
"Scoop" Independent News: A New Zealand based news resource that offer views from another perspective. http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Undercurrents: Evolving from video activism, Undercurrents provides access to Independent news videos from around the world. http://www.undercurrents.org/
Unknown News: Not-for-profit independent news sight dedicated to freedom of individuals and press. http://www.unknownnews.net/
Webactive: “The source for progressive streaming media” Access audio streams from independent news sources such as Democracy Now!, Pacifica, and Hightower Radio. http://www.webactive.com/
World Press Online: The online edition of the World Press Review. This English-language magazine is dedicated to giving a platform to international news as well as ideas and opinions on topics of significance to a global audience. http://worldpress.org/index.htm
Your Media:A gathering place and a rallying point for those who cherish Freedom of Expression. Acting individually or together, we can expose unethical media owners who use their considerable powers to further their personal or corporate interests. http://www.yourmedia.ca/
Yellow Times: "The mission of YellowTimes.org is to offer our readers unconventional viewpoints from which to observe current events, and to encourage new thinking about the causes and effects of those events." This link now leads to an article about why this site was shut down.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0303/S00228.htm
Clandestine Radio Intelligence: Enter the world of clandestine radio - the hidden hand in international psywar. This comprehensive list of covert stations, maintained by Nick Grace, offers helpful summary information and links to the political groups that back these broadcasts. http://www.clandestineradio.com/
Radio Havana: The tiny nation of Cuba, long targeted with hostile radio broadcasts, has an ambitious international broadcasting program of its own. At Radio Havana's official site you can check broadcast schedules and read transcripts of sample programs. http://www.radiohc.org/
New American Radio Web Resource Page: Providing links not only to shows radio artists and events NAPR’s text links provide access to various essays on sound theory, radio and audio culture. http://www.somewhere.org/NAR/index.htm
wsRadio.com: Began broadcasting on August 2001 with 5 shows and has grown to over 80 shows and growing. This site maintains one of the largest independent Internet talk radio station in the world with over 30 remote studios world wide including locations in Australia, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, and England. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, "the Sun never sets on wsRadio.com". http://wsradio.com/