Alternative News
- AlterNet. Syndicated writings from the alternative press.
- The American Prospect. Liberal political magazine; has a good blog.
- Common Dreams. Breaking news and links to highlights from the day's progressive press.
- CounterPunch. A bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.
- Democracy Now!. The web version of the daily radio show.
- Free Speech TV. Towards more democratic television; site features downloadable independent video.
- Eschaton. Popular blog is perhaps the best round-up of the progressive blogosphere, with much media criticism.
- In These Times. A nonprofit political magazine featuring news and analysis that challenge the corporate media.
- Indymedia.org: Independent media organizations and journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage.
- Jay's Leftist and ''Progressive'' Internet Resources Directory. A very, very large progressive links collection.
- Left Business Observer. Monthly newsletter on economics and politics edited by Doug Henwood.
- The Nation. America's oldest weekly news magazine, featuring political news and commentary.
- OneWorld Online. Global news with a focus on the developing world.
- The Progressive. Political magazine with commentary and news advocating for peace and social justice.
- Sam Smith's Progressive Review. "Washington's Most Unofficial Source."
- WorkingForChange. Left-oriented phone company Working Assets has a remarkably good roster of columnists.
- World Socialist Web Site. News from a Marxist perspective; frequent media criticism.
- ZNet. Z Magazine's site for progressive news and organizing.
Mainstream News
- Agence France-Presse. The French news service.
- BBC World News.
- The Independent. A U.K.-based newspaper.
- Le Monde Diplomatique in English. A French monthly news magazine focusing on global politics (French edition).
- The Los Angeles Times
- The New York Times. Registration required.
- Reuters. British-based news service.
- Salon Magazine
- Slate Magazine. The Washington Post's online magazine.
Includes Today's Papers, a review of national newspapers' front pages. - The Washington Post
- World Press Review, a monthly magazine offering analyses and English-language translations of the international press.
Media Criticism and Resources
- Media Views. FAIR's links to recent media criticism of note on the Web.
- Abyz News Links. An enormous database of national and local U.S. news publications.
- Adbusters. Examines and parodies advertising culture.
- Center for Investigative Reporting.
- Cursor. Daily round-up of under-covered news and media criticism.
- The Daily Howler. An often insightful Web-based column on media inaccuracy and arrogance.
- Freedom Forum. Formerly the Gannett Center.
- Index on Censorship. Promotes free expression around the world.
- Institute for Public Accuracy. Seeks to broaden public discourse by gaining media access for those whose perspectives are commonly drowned out.
- Jim Romenesko's MediaNews. Up-to-date media news and gossip. With links to media writers.
- JournalismNet. Online resources for investigative journalists--search tools and much more.
- Media Bistro. Journalists' site features a daily round-up of media news.
- Media Channel. A media criticism site critical of corporate ownership, with links to articles on media from around the world.
- Project Censored. Identifies and promotes the most undercovered stories of the year.
- This Modern World. The weekly cartoon of social and political satire, by Tom Tomorrow.
- TomPaine.com. Aims to encourage debate on issues like media, the environment and campaign finance reform.
- Vanderbilt University's TV News Archive. The best free resource for studying TV news.
- world-newspapers.com Exhaustive links to international newspapers online.
Please tell us about bad links-- and great sites not on our lists.
