FAQ: What are good sources of independent journalism?

To maintain editorial integrity, most of the following media outlets do not accept corporate or government funding. The ones that do provide important perspectives that are too often excluded from corporate-dominated media.

Al Jazeera

Independent new source from Doha, Qatar, with an emphasis on current events in the Arab World.

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DemocracyNow!

Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. The reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.

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The Electronic Intifada

An independent online news publication and educational resource focusing on Palestine, its people, politics, culture and place in the world.

Website  Opinion and Analysis  Videos  Ali Abunimah's Blog  Nora Barrows-Friedman's Blog  YouTube Channel  Donate 

The New Humanitarian

Quality, independent journalism from the heart of conflicts and disasters.

Website  Investigations  Newsletter  Podcasts  Events  Membership  Pitch an Investigation 

Prison Radio

Prison Radio is an independent multimedia production studio producing content that challenges unjust police and prosecutorial practices which result in mass incarceration, racism and gender discrimination.

Website  Join  Donate  Mumia Fund 

Radio OpenSource

Open Source is as a North American conversation with global attitude. Christopher Lydon recorded the original podcast in 2003 with Dave Winer. The rest is history in the making.

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SHEERPOST

An award-winning, independent news organization that focuses on progressive politics and human rights issues that the mainstream media miss or decline to cover.

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The Guardian

Covering UK, European, US, Australian and international news for an online, global audience. The Guardian is renowned for the Paradise Papers investigation and other award-winning work including, the NSA revelations, Panama Papers and The Counted investigations.

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