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Real
News and Journalism
The
World Justice Movement / 'Movement of Movements'
Groups,
Resources and Events - GET INVOLVED!!!!
Democratic
Accountability
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Boycotts and Campaigns
General
Election 2005
www.indymedia.org
- Independent World Media Network, offering non-corporate news
coverage of important social and political issues the mainstream
media ignores or misrepresents.
www.indymedia.org.uk
- Independent UK Media Network, follow the links to your region,
what's going on in your area? how are things effecting your community?
contribute, be the media!
www.guardian.co.uk
- UK Newspaper, often dismissed by the corporate media and politicians
as 'loonie leftie', but it is one of the few newspapers that actually
engage in real journalism. Some great articles and columnists
(e.g. George Monbiot, Naomi Klein).
http://news.independent.co.uk
- UK Newspaper, another quality newspaper that actually engages
in real journalism. Some great articles and columnists (e.g. Robert
Frisk)
www.gregpalast.com
- Greg Palast, a rare example of a real journalist, great articles,
brilliantly researched from the highly acclaimed Observer investigative
journalist, regarding issues such as Blair, Corporate Power, Globalization,
Iraq etc.
www.robert-fisk.com
- Robert Fisk, a British journalist worthy of the title, includes
recent and archived articles, interviews etc. Particularly authoritative
with regard to Iraq and the Middle East.
http://pilger.carlton.com
- John Pilger, another example of a real journalist, (see media
feature), here is an up to date archive of his Guardian and
New Statesman articles.
www.chomsky.info
- Noam Chomsky, American Nobel prize winner and genius, here you'll
find his latest and archived articles, debates, interviews, letters
and talks. If you want to know about globalisation, US foreign
policy or the role of the media, this man knows what he is talking
about. Essential reading.
www.monbiot.com
- George Monbiot, British author of 'Captive State' (highly recommended
) and columnist, covering an array of relevant topics including
globalisation, corporate power, war, media, protest, economic
justice and much more.
www.nologo.org
- Naomi Klein's own site, full of recent and archived articles
and interviews by the Canadian author of 'No Logo' and 'Fences
and Windows', both highly recommended.
www.zmag.org
- US based independent site, it's brilliant, with pretty much
everything you need to know, a huge website updated daily, articles,
blogs, watch areas and sub-sites, translations, archives, events,
links to other progressive sites and more. One of the best.
www.killinghope.org
- William Blum, freelance journalist and respected authority on
US foreign policy. Massive archive of articles and essays.
www.paulkingsnorth.net
- Paul Kingsnorth's own site, author of the superb 'One No, Many
Yeses', many articles covering various aspects of globalisation
and the world justice movement.
http://english.aljazeera.net
- Multi-national Arab Media, world news from the massively popular
Aljazeera. Attacked by US and British propagandists, tanks and
planes for daring to report independently. A great news source
regarding Iraq, Palestine and Muslim perspectives on issues such
as the 'War on Terror'.
http://electroniciraq.net
- From 'Voices in the Wilderness', Ignore the propaganda, here
is what's really going on in Iraq. News from the ground, diaries,
analysis and factsheets.
http://electronicintifada.net
- Electronic Intifada publishes news and analysis about the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict from a Palestinian perspective. Looking at the economic,
political, legal, and human dimensions of Israel's 37-year occupation.
This is much needed considering the mainstream media's heavily
biased portrayal of the conflict.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
- Supposedly non corporate news, (although we all know that is
not the case). However, their news website has some really good
journalism and articles, sometimes you could almost think they're
independent.
www.informationclearinghouse
- Independent US based media source, good news coverage regarding
issues such as Iraq, Bush and US Foreign Policy.
www.guerrillanews.com
- Guerrilla News Network, Non corporate US based media source,
covering issues such as the 'War on Terrorism', Corporate Crimes
and Globalisation. If you have broadband check out the Video News.
www.redpepper.org.uk
- Highly acclaimed UK based independent monthly magazine, exposing
government and corporations and dealing with issues such as globalisation
and the environment.
www.labouruniondigest.org.uk
- Uk based site dealing with Union, Labour and Political news,
features and opinion. Get a balance to corporate media's demonisation
of Unions, covers issues such as Corporate Accountability, the
Public Sector and Whisteblowing.
www.thirdworldtraveler.com
- Independent US site, great site, includes articles and book
excerpts about the state of democracy in America, the impact of
the policies of the US government, transnational corporations
and the corporate media, social and economic justice, human rights
etc.
http://americas.org/
- The Resource Center of the Americas, Independent Latin American
news, what's really going on in Latin America and the impact of
globalisation there.
http://truthout.org/
- Independent US based international and US news, without the
propaganda.
www.alternet.org
- Non corporate US based media source
www.antiwar.com
- Non corporate US based news and viewpoints
www.commondreams.org
- Non corporate US based news and viewpoints
www.michaelmoore.com
- Love him or hate him, he does get involved in real investigative
journalism and manages to get stories into the mainstream. His
style maybe more 'infotainment', but his research is factual all
the same.
www.tribalmessenger.org
- US based Independent site, US news and views with articles concerning
issues such as Globalisation, Bush, 9/11, War on Terror, Civil
Rights etc.
www.davidicke.com
- A bit 'far out' but leaving the lizard stuff aside, his actual
investigative journalism is first rate.
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