Links to Alternative News Sites with RSS Feeds

Alternative sites with RSS feeds:

AlterNet
Common Dreams News Center
Common Dreams Progressive Newswire
Independent Media Center
globalinfo.org
AllAfrica.com
Bear Left

http://cromalternativemoney.org/news.html

http://blog.t1production.com

Links - Weblogs, News Blogs, News Websites

Weblogs
Pages that offer regularly updated annotated links to websites of interest to page's creator &, ideally, to people with similar interests. Weblogs serve as an easy way for individuals to share their opinions with world & for this reason have been put forward as a new form of journalism. Many blogs offer readers opportunity to post their own comments. 

Resources:
Weblogs & the News: Great set of links to articles about blogging & news related blogs
The Lefty Directory
Bear Left – Weblogs

Tools:
Daypop: A news & blog search engine
Daypop Top 40 Links
Blodex

Examples:
Counterspin Central 
Guardian Unlimited  Weblog
Editor: Myself
Talking Points Memo
Cursor

Links to Alternative News Sources & Media Criticism

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)