Alternate
News Sources
Mainstream
media miss many stories. A good journalist has to look beyond standard
sources & political views to find the unexpected, critical, controversial.
- The best sources
- Alternative Press
- Alternative radio
- Human Rights
- Racism and the far right
- Third World Struggles
- Business criticism
- Media criticism
- Alternative Politics in Canada
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Media Criticism
- Disinformation - Says that "you are being lied to" & "everything you know is wrong." Whether or not that's the case, don't believe everything you read. [disinfo.com]
- Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) - Points out "media practices that marginalize public interest, minority & dissenting viewpoints"
- I Want Media - News about media
- MCS: The Media & Communications Studies Site - Directory of media outlets & critical studies of media
- Media Channel.org - Commentary on news & media that report it
- Media Matters
- On the Media - public radio program examining current media & news reporting
- PR Watch - Center for Media & Democracy points out PR & spin masquerading as news
- Romanesko's Media News - Frequent updates on what's happening in media. Can be a bit inside baseball for most. From site for journalists: Poynter.org
Media Monopoly:- The Big Ten (The Nation)
- Conservative Media Owners [LiberalSlant.com]
- Media Giants (Frontline, PBS)
- Media Ownership, 2001 - A little dated, but still a helpful chart (Media Channel)
- Well Connected - News & a database of media ownership (TV & radio) by Center for Public Integrity
- Who Owns What (Columbia Journalism Review)
- Other Resources - Data, statistics, other media links (I Want Media)
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