FlyingFish - Links to alternative news/media resources FlyingFish - HOME Articles Links Contact Association for ProgressiveCommunications (APC) 'TheAssociation for Progressive Communications (APC) is an internationalnetwork of civil society organisations dedicated to empowering andsupporting groups and individuals working for peace, human rights,development and protection of the environment, through the strategicuse of information and communication technologies (ICTs), including theInternet.' The Big Issue 'The Big Issue is independent of allother media, commercial or political interests. This gives us licenceto be challenging, opinionated and publish without fear or favour... TheBig Issue campaigns and raises awareness on the key issues at the heartofthe magazine - homelessness and its causes but it does so withoutresortingto sentiment. We aim to inspire hope and challenge the culture ofhopelessness.' Bilderberg.org 'Research into the Power Elite'ssecretive Bilderberg Conferences - and related work...Wouldn't it be satisfying if the energy being put in to help sort outour misdirected world could turn things around? It would be comfortingto think so but realistically the banks, corporate media and othertransnational corporations, the merger maniacal 'dark side', areextending their monopolistic control. The modern transnationalcorporation is an immortal, soulless collusion of greed that reduceseverything it touches to a dollar value.' Cardiff School of Journalism,Media and Cultural Studies 'One of Britain's premier centresfor teaching and research, with staff who have internationalreputations both in practical journalism and in research andpublication.' Center for Media andPublic Affairs 'The Center's goal is to provide anempirical basis for ongoing debates over media fairness and impactthrough well-documented, timely, and readable studies of media content.' Center for Public Integrity 'TheCenter's books, studies and newsletters combine political science andinvestigative reporting, unfettered by the usual time and spaceconstraints. Through its hard-earned reputation for "public servicejournalism," the Center aims to produce high-quality, well-documented,investigative research resulting in a better-informed citizenry thatdemands a higher level of accountability from its government andelected leaders. The Center also extends globally its style of watchdogjournalism in the public interest through the International Consortiumof Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).' Columbia JournalismReview 'The Columbia Journalism Review isrecognized throughout the world as America's premiere media monitor-awatchdog of the press in all its forms, from newspapers and magazinesto radio, television, and cable to the wire services and the Web.' Common Dreams ' It's been saidthat dreams are our roadmaps to the future. If so, where are we headed?Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization workingto bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visionsfor America's future. Founded in 1997, we are committed to being on thecutting-edge of using the internet as a political organizing tool - andcreating new models for internet activism.We are funded exclusively by our members and supporters - no corporatemoney, no advertising, no hidden agendas. With a small staff and anetworkof volunteers, we are proud of what we've accomplished on a shoestringbudget.' CorporateEurope Observatory 'CEO is a European-based research andcampaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, socialjustice and the environmentposed by the economic and political power of corporations and theirlobbygroups.' CorporateWatch (UK) 'Corporate Watch is a radicalresearch andpublishing group, set up in late 1996 to support activism against largecorporations,particularly multinationals. While rooted in the grassroots ecologicalmovement,it now embraces a range of issues and campaigning approaches.' Corporate Watch(US) 'Corporate Watch is an onlinemagazine andresource center designed to provide you - every day Internet users -activists,journalists, students, teachers and policy makers - with an array oftoolsthat you can use to investigate and analyze corporate activity. Weare committed to exposing corporate greed by documenting the social,political, economic and environmental impacts of these transnationalgiants.' CounterPunch 'Twice a month we bring our readers the stories that thecorporate press never prints.' CountryConnections 'We want our journal to be apractical toolfor change. We promise stories about models for positive change -people andorganizations who have found solutions, interviews with leadingprogressive thinkers and essays on what we believe constitutes a decentlife. And dare we say it, in each issue we promise humor. We do ourbest to avoid doomsaying and the jeremiad. We believe that laughter isimportant - both before and after The Revolution.' Covert ActionQuarterly 'It is part of the American myththat our majormedia are objective and unbiased, a mainstay of democracy. We believe,however, that the overwhelmingly dominant corporate media have becomemerely the voice of an increasingly unilateral and controlled empire,devoted to the indoctrination of the public in the interests ofcorporate, industrial, military, and ruling powers. There has been,throughout the post-World War II years, little analysis of thisphenomenon, little criticism of the myth of the impartial media.' CTHEORY 'An international journal of theory,technology and culture.' Dissent 'Each issue features reflectivearticles about politics in the U.S., incisive social and culturalcommentary, plus the most sophisticated coverage of European politicsyou'll find anywhere outside of Europe. As the Utne Reader says,"Politics, economics, and culture come together in every article,giving the entire publication a balance most political journals lack."' The Earth Times 'Independent, nonpartisan newspaperthat focuses impartially on the environment, economic development,population, gender issues, and human rights.' The Ecologist 'Our subject areas are broad, ouranalysis radical. In an authoritative and accessible style, we coverissues both topical and general, and in doing so, open new areas ofdebate on everything from science and technology to the impacts of theglobalisation of economic development on jobs, health and theenvironment.' The Emperor'sNew Clothes 'Piercing a fog of lies.' Endgame Research Services- a project of the Public Information Network 'The mission of the PublicInformation Network is to provide research services and training tocitizens who areworking for corporate and governmental accountability, and who arecommittedto socially just and ecologically sustainable societies.' EthicalConsumer 'Ethical consumerism is all aboutempowering the consumer. Often people feel powerless in the face ofglobal issues such as ozone depletion and third world exploitation butethical consumerism can be a driving force for change.' Fairness and Accuracyin Reporting (FAIR) 'FAIR is the national media watchgroup that offers well-documented criticism of media bias andcensorship. We seek to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating forgreater diversity in thepress. We scrutinize media practices that marginalize public interest,minorityand dissenting viewpoints. FAIRbelieves that independent, aggressive and critical media are essentialtoan informed democracy. But mainstream media are increasingly cozy withtheeconomic and political powers they should be watchdogging. Mergers inthenews industry have accelerated, further limiting the spectrum ofviewpointsthat have access to mass media. With U.S. media outlets overwhelminglyownedby for-profit conglomerates and supported by corporate advertisers,independentjournalism is compromised.' Flipside 'In these days of growing mediaconcentration, Flipside Alternative Daily is a proudly independentvoice committed to human and civil rights, global peace andenvironmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing thenews and ideas the mainstream media rarely dealswith, Flipside Alternative Daily exposes the distortions and omissionsofthe power brokers and helps us to better understand the world aroundus.' Free SpeechInternet Television 'Free Speech Internet Television isthe first audio/video hub on the web created and defined by the peoplewho use it. Establishmentmedia responds to the interests of stockholders and the perspectives ofthe advertizers who fill its pages, airtime and coffers. Freespeech.orgattempts to respond to the interests of that majority of the peoplewhose voices are excluded or distorted in the corporate media.' Glasgow University Mass Media Unit 'TheUnit has developed techniques to link the analysis of media contentwith the processes by which audiences receive and interpret messages.' GreenNet 'GreenNet is part of the only globalcomputer network specifically designed for environment, peace, humanrights and development groups.' Embracesa vast range of resources, including Peace News . Hidden Agendas - the films and writings of JohnPilger 'It is not enough for journaliststo see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hiddenagendas of the message and myths that surround it.' INK 'INK is the trade association ofthe radical and alternative press in the UK. As well as this website,INK is involvedin a number of other projects that aim to raise awareness of thealternativemedia.' Independent PressAssociation (IPA) 'works to promote and supportindependent publications committed to social justice and a free press.' Infoshop.org 'Your online anarchist community.' Institute for GlobalCommunications (IGC) 'As a project of Tides, IGC sharesthe visionto actively promote change toward a healthy society, one which isfoundedon principles of social justice, broadly shared economic opportunity, arobustdemocratic process, and sustainable environmental practices. We believehealthysocieties rely fundamentally on respect for individual rights, thevitalityof communities, and a celebration of diversity.' In These Times 'In These Times is an independentpolitical newsmagazine. Our purpose is to challenge the ideologicalconformity of the corporate media, and to make sense of the news bitesand disembodied stories we are fed in the daily press and ontelevision.' Independent MediaCenter IndyMedia UK 'The Independent Media Center is anetwork of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical,objective, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a loveand inspiration for people to who continue to work for a better world,despite corporate media'sdistortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.' IndependentMedia Institute 'IMI is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternativejournalism, and to improving the public's access to independentinformation sources. We believe that democracy is enhanced, and publicdebate broadened, as more voices are heard and points of view madeavailable.' Alternet , 'the world's onlysyndication service for independent and alternative content', a projectof IMI The Institute for Warand Peace Reporting 'An award-winning education anddevelopment charity, IWPR informs the international debate on conflictand supports the independent media in regions in transition. IWPRsupports media development through collaborative journalistic projectsand other forms of practical assistance.' LobsterMagazine 'The Journal of Parapolitics...Lobster has included features on: Stalker, Lockerbie, Northern Irelandand Colin Wallace,British trade unions, Shooting the Pope, espionage, disinformation,Right-wingTerrorists, anti-Labour forgeries, the fifth Man, KAL 007, the Fijicoup,MI5's plots to smear British politicians, "Wilson, MI5 and the Rise ofThatcher",Counter-insurgency, Watergate, Falklands conspiracy theories, JFK, DEA,OliverNorth, SAS, Combat 18, MI5, CIA, DoD, conspiracies, British nukedeployments,"Cyberspace, Secrecy and Spooks", British Fascism, the Communistthreat,US Army Intelligence LSD testing, and much more.' McSpotlight 'Created by the McInformationNetwork, anindependent group of volunteers working from, at the last count, 22countries on 4 continents. TheMcInformation Network is dedicated to compiling and disseminatingfactual,accurate, up-to-date information - and encouraging debate - about theworkings,policies and practices of the McDonald's Corporation and all they standfor.The Network also highlights opposition to McDonald's and othertransnationalcompanies. McDonald'sspends over $2 billion a year broadcasting their glossy image to theworld. This is a small space for alternatives to be heard.' The MediaFoundation (Adbusters) 'The mission of our non-profitsociety isto transform our commercial media culture and direct it towardsecological and social awareness. Our mass media, our business cultureconstantly urges us to consume more and more, yet we know that ourplanet cannot survive this onslaught, with regards to pollution,biodiversity, resource depletion and climate change. This consumptionmachine, image making factory is what we want to bring to a grindinghalt. We want to create a new media culture that does not havecommercialism as its heart and soul. The Media Foundation publishesAdbusters magazine, created this site, and runs Powershift AdvocacyAgency.' MediaChannel 'MediaChannel is a media issuessupersite, featuring criticism, breaking news, and investigativereporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide. As the media watchthe world, we watch the media.' MediaLens Correctingfor the distorted vision of the corporate media 'MediaLens is our response to theunwillingness, or inability, of the mainstream media to tell the truthabout the real causes and extent of many of the problems facing us,such as human rights abuses, poverty, pollution and climate change.Because much modern suffering is rooted in the unlimited greed ofcorporate profit-maximising - in the subordination of people and planetto profit - it seems to us to be a genuine tragedy that society has forso long been forcedto rely on the corporate media for 'accurate' information.' LeMonde diplomatique The MoJo Wire 'Mother Jones is a magazine ofinvestigation and ideas for independent thinkers. Provocative andunexpected articles inform readers and inspire action toward positivesocial change. Colorful and personal, Mother Jones challengesconventional wisdom, exposes abuses of power, helps redefine stubbornproblems and offers fresh solutions.' MultinationalMonitor 'Tracks corporate activity,especially inthe Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, workerhealthand safety, labor union issues and the environment.' The Nation 'The Nation will not be the organ ofany party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnesteffort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions areally critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence,exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the politicalwriting of the day is marred -- from The Nation's founding prospectus,1865.' New Internationalist NI 'exists to report on issues ofworld poverty and inequality; to focus attention on the unjustrelationship between the powerful and the powerless in both rich andpoor nations; to debateand campaign for the radical changes necessary if the basic materialandspiritual needs of all are to be met.' OneWorld 'OneWorld is dedicated to promoting human rights andsustainable development by harnessing the democratic potential of theInternet. Likemost of our readers, we are acutely aware of the injustices andunnecessarysuffering in the world. Our aim is to bear witness to this injusticeandto help people shed whatever light they can on it. Crueltyand injustice flourish most freely in the dark - or in the ambiguoustwilight of 'open secrets'. Bringing issues into the light, we believe,is a first step towards positive change.' Organization of NewsOmbudsmen (ONO) 'Whyshould a newspaper or broadcaster have an ombudsman? - To improve the quality of news reporting bymonitoring accuracy, fairness and balance. - To help his or her news provider to become moreaccessible and accountable to readers or audience members and, thus, tobecomemore credible. - To increase the awareness of its newsprofessionals about the public's concerns. - To save time for publishers and senior editors,or broadcasters and news directors, by channeling complaints and otherinquiries to one responsible individual. - To resolve some complaints that might otherwisebe sent to attorneys and become costly lawsuits.' Power and InterestNews Report (PINR) 'PINR is anindependent organization that utilizes open source intelligence toprovide conflict analysis services in the context of internationalrelations. PINR approaches a subject based upon the powers andinterests involved, leaving the moral judgments to the reader.' Positivepropaganda 'A biweekly web serial featuringreviews of sites on culture, art and information warfare.' PR Watch (Centerfor Media& Democracy) 'A nonprofit, public interestorganization funded by individuals and nonprofit foundations anddedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry.The Center serves citizens, journalists and researchers seeking torecognize and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices. Whetherthe issue is health, consumer safety, environmental preservation ordemocracy and world peace, citizens today find themselves confronted bya bewildering array of hired propagandists paid to convince the publicthat junk food is nutritious, pollution is harmless, and that what'sgood for big business andbig government is good for the rest of us. Unlikeadvertising, public relations is often hard to recognize. "The best PRis invisible," say industry insiders. To spin the news in favor oftheir clients, PR firms specialize in setting up phony citizens' groupsand scientific "experts" who spin out contrived research using junkscience.' Public Voice 'The Public Voice campaign callsfor communications reform to be led by public interest objectives, suchas plurality of voice, impartiality and objectivity in news, diversityand quality of content,right across the market.' Red Pepper 'An independent magazine of news,debate and culture for the left.' SchNEWS 'The weekly newsletter from Justice?- Brighton'sDirect Action collective.' SocialCriticism Review "I believe that, for the rest of theworld contemporary America is an almost symbolic concentration of allthe good andthe bad of our civilization - ranging from the fantastic development ofscienceand technology generating more welfare and the profundity of civillibertyand strength of democratic institutions, to the blind cult of perpetualeconomicgrowth and never-ending consumption, no matter how detrimental to theenvironment,the dictates of materialism, consumerism and advertising, the voidingofhuman uniqueness and its replacement by the uniformity of theround-the-clocknoise of TV banality. Whothinks today about future generations? Who is concerned about whatpeoplewill eat, drink, breathe in one hundred years, where they will getenergywhen there are twice as many people living on this planet as today?Onlyan idealist, a dreamer, a genuinely spiritual person who, they say, isnotmodern enough. Thesedreamers, who are often at the margin of society, will find their waytothe place they belong, among the politicians, only if the very spiritofpolitics changes towards deeper responsibility for the world."VáclavHavel, 1997 Squall 'The Squall Crew are a multimediacollective of cultural activists dedicated to top quality edutainment.The news team investigate current controversy with an attention toaccuracy...' Statewatch 'Monitoring the state and civilliberties in the European Union.' Stay Free! 'Sometimes I think we’re feeding themachine as much as fighting it, which is why I hope Stay Free!evolves into something other than an "anti-commercialism" magazine;something for as-of-yet-undetermind-but-worthwhile alternatives tocommercial culture/consumption.' Subvertise 'An archive of 100s of subverts,political art, cartoons and articles.' The Sun 'Isn't "literary" or "political" or"spiritual" in the usual sense. It begins where those labels end, whichis where life gets interesting. Each month, in essays, stories,interviews, and poetry, people write in The Sun of their struggle tounderstand their lives, often baring themselves with surprisingintimacy. Our writers aren't afraid to takerisks, to look at something ugly - or beautiful - and describe ithonestly.' TransparencyInternational TI is 'a non-governmentalorganisation dedicatedto increasing government accountability and curbing both internationalandnational corruption. Ourmovement has multiple concerns: humanitarian,as corruption undermines and distorts development and leads toincreasing levels of human rights abuse; democratic,as corruption undermines democracies and in particular the achievementsof many developing countries and countries in transition; ethical,as corruption undermines a society's integrity; and practical, ascorruption distorts the operations of markets and deprives ordinarypeople of the benefits which should flow from them.' TV-Turnoff Network 'A national, nonprofit, nonpartisanorganization that encourages Americans to reduce, voluntarily anddramatically, the amount of television they watch in order to promotericher, healthier and more connected lives, families and communities.' Undercurrents 'A non-profit organisation set up since 1993 to carve aspace for alternative media within the mainstream. We distribute theaward winning Undercurrents alternative news video, containing featureson environmental and social justice direct action. Our aim is tochallenge the mainstreams definition of news and its elitist method ofnews reporting. We also aim toinspire and educate and empower people, from a broad and diverse rangeofcommunities, to take personal responsibility to bring about positivesocial and environmental change. The organisation is dedicated tocreating a historical video archive of grassroots dissent.'   Utne Reader Online 'Bi-weekly, web periodicalfacilitating thought and discussion about new ideas and the emergingelectronic culture. Where ideas and community intersect.' The White Dot 'If you're like most people inBritain, you're spending four hours every day staring at a piece offurniture. Television eats up half the time you are not working orsleeping - ten years for the average person. All those things you wantto be: a lover, a parent, a scholar, a wild teenager or a pillar of thecommunity - when are you going to do all that? TV takes away your reallife.' ZNet 'ZNet intends to become a community of mutually supportiveactors in the struggle to make the world a better place for humanbeings and other living things.' '...awide range of specifically online articles and resources on currentstruggleand crises, in-depth sections focusing on matters of race, gender,class,international relations, ecology, youth, gay liberation, etc.,alternativemedia coverage, activism tools and coverage...' 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