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Independent Media:IndyMedia - a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.New Internationalist Magazine - Exists to report on issues of world poverty and inequality; to focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless in both rich and poor nations; to debate and campaign for the radical changes necessary if the basic material and spiritual needs of all are to be met. The Ecologist - A key player in major environmental campaigns against GM crops, rainforest destruction, climate change and the impact of globalisation, The Ecologist's early-warning signs have helped set environmental and political agendas across the world. OneWorld - provides coverage of human rights and sustainable development issues, news, campaigns, events and resources. They include the voices of those at the front line of development - the poorest and most marginalized, and those that work directly with them CounterPunch - Independent American political newsletter. "Twice a month we bring our readers the stories that the corporate press never prints". FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting - a US media watch group, offering criticism of media bias and censorship. Working to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. Alternet.org - a project of the Independent Media Institute, dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism. AlterNet's online magazine provides a mix of news, opinion and investigative journalism. The AlterNet article database includes more than 7,000 stories from over 200 sources. speckz.com - Brilliant independent web hosting service with links to free open-source software and news Project Gutenberg - an archive of free public domain online texts. Distributed Proofreaders - the main source of PG e-books. |