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Sources of independent news |
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Bureau of Investigative Journalism | independent journalism made available to mainstream outlets to maximise audience |
Independent Community News Network | interactive map of 100+ independent local community news outlets |
Media Fund | listing of the Media Fund’s media partners |
Open Democracy | UK-based independent global media organisation |
Real Media | cooperative of journalists dedicated to public interest journalism; aim to platform and investigate voices and stories less examined by large media organisations; also to challenge the ownership models and media ecology in the UK to provide more plurality |
United Diversity | list of UK media co-ops |
WikiLeaks | specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption. It has so far published more than 10 million documents and associated analyses |
Support & campaigning organisations |
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Centre for Investigative Journalism | training, events, handbooks, incubation of independent investigative projects |
Community Media Association | the UK representative body for the community broadcasting sector, committed to promoting access to the media for people and communities |
FAIR | US-based, challenging corporate media bias |
HackedOff | established in 2011 in response to the phone-hacking revelations; campaigns for a free and accountable press for the public |
Independent Community News Network | supporting the development of community news hubs in Wales as well as offering advice and guidance for hyperlocals in the UK and around the world |
Journo Resources | helping diversify the media industry |
Media Diversified | working to diversify and enrich the UK’s media landscape |
Media Fund | raising money for independent journalism |
Media Lens | Since 2001, describing how mainstream newspapers and broadcasters operate as a propaganda system for the elite interests that dominate modern society |
MediaNorth | campaigning, newsletter, articles, conference, videos from conference |
Media Reform Coalition | set up in September 2011 to coordinate the most effective contribution by civil society groups, academics and media campaigners to debates over media regulation, ownership and democracy in the context of the phone hacking crisis and proposed communications legislation |
No Extradition | Julian Assange’s father and the struggle for his son’s freedom |
Spinwatch | investigating the way that the public relations (PR) industry and corporate and government propaganda distort public debate and undermine democracy |
list of media reform campaigns | |
Information |
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Jonathan Cook | HSBC and the sham of Guardian’s Scott Trust |
Media Bias / Fact Check | independent online media outlet dedicated to educating the public on media bias and deceptive news practices |
Positive News | fighting back against fake news: meet the factcheckers |
Shareable | how to find and support trustworthy journalism |
TruthOut | what does ‘independent media’ mean? |
VPN Mentor | online privacy guide for journalists |
What’s wrong with the news? | article from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting |
Wikipedia | corporate media |
Wikipedia | independent media |
Wikipedia | propaganda model |
Who Owns the UK Media? | Report by the Media Reform Coalition |
Factchecking sites |
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