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Dissident Voice
'an internet newsletter dedicated to challenging the distortions and lies of the corporate press and the privileged classes it serves.' |
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Democracy Now!
Est. 1985. Independent daily radio and TV news on over 500 stations: the largest community media collaboration in the US. Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. Has won numerous awards. |
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The Global Site - Critical Gateway to World Politics, Society and Culture
Scholarly political analysis, mainly UK-European, with a theoretical leaning but also with empirical engagement. |
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Bad Subjects - Political Education for Everyday Life
Aims to revitalize progressive politics by thought about the political dimension to all aspects of everyday life and by broadenening the audience for leftist writing by being accessible and relevant. |
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Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Independent. Aims to build peace and democracy through developing free and fair media. Brave reporting from dozens of countries working with local media. Includes special reports, online radio and training. Wonderful. |
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Mother Jones
Est. 1976. Major US-based independent nonprofit. Online, bimonthly print. Its 'roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting.' Politics, environment, health, media and culture. |
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WorkingForChange Blog
Est. 1985. Online daily journal of progressive news and opinion published by Working Assets which has raised $50 million of donations for nonprofits working for peace, equality, human rights, education and a cleaner environment. |
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The Nation
Est. 1865 (not a typo). US-based. High quality frequent and multimedia coverage with free teaching guides. |
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The Nation Institute
Est. 1966. Aims to 'strengthen the independent press in the face of America's increasingly corporate-controlled flow of information, and through its programs the Institute promotes progressive values on a variety of media platforms.' |
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TomDispatch
A project of The Nation Institute. 3-4 issues per week. Major US-based news commentary from leading activist scholars and journalists - Tom Engelhardt, Anthony Arnove and many others. |
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Undercurrents - The News You Don't See on the News
Est. 1993. Award-winning non-profit company producing and distributing VHS/DVD compilations which reflect UK and global counter-culture on social and environmental issues. Mainly works with local, marginalised groups. |
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SchNEWS
Est. 1994. Combines lively news coverage with promotion of direct action and other forms of protest and activism, mainly in the UK. |
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The New Statesman
Est. 1913. Weekly UK-based progressive current affairs magazine with dedicated environmental section. |
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Red Pepper
Est. 1995. Bimonthly magazine, print and online with online forum. Edited by Naspir member Oscar Reyes. 'a magazine of information, campaigning and culture. It provides a forum for the left to debate ideas and action.' |
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Planet: The Welsh Internationalist
Bi-monthly magazine covering the arts, culture and politics in Wales and beyond. Features on and interviews with contemporary Welsh artists and writers: also political analysis, both of Welsh affairs and international issues. |
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The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
Est. 1979. An 'independent voice for media reform' working 'to promote policies for diverse and democratic media.' |
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Salon.com
Est. 1995. Slightly left-leaning US-based online magazine. |
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openDemocracy
Major independent free multimedia site on on global current affairs. UK-based. Aims to 'ensure that marginalised views and voices are heard' and faciltiate 'argument and understanding across geographical boundaries' to prevent injustice.
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Left Business Observer
Est. 1986. '8-page more-or-less monthly newsletter on economics and politics in the U.S. and the world at large.' Large archive. Edited by Doug Henwood, who is also a contributing editor of 'The Nation'. |
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The Real News Network
Est. 2007. Just getting started but already provides international coverage. Progressive TV news and documentaries online. Member supported: no advertising or corporate or government funding. Also online community. |
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Z Communications
Huge. Lots of original content with Chomsky, Zinn, Albert, Shalom et al. ZNet: multilingual, huge range of progressive coverage of issues, updated daily, 250,000 users per week. ZMag: independent monthly analysis. Also media training and videos. |
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AlterNet
One of the biggest on the web. Over 1.5 million visits per month. Award-winning news, video, online community. Aim: to inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, health care. |
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Independent Media Center - Indymedia
Est. 1999. Over 150 independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. 'radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.' Worldwide, multilingual, decentralised, democratic, successful. |
