As one of the most consequential presidential elections in recent history barrels toward us, critical media literacy skills have never been more important. That’s why Project Censored has partnered with The Progressive to create a must-read issue that offers valuable...
Independent Media
“The News as a Commodity”: Raza Rumi on Establishment Press with Mickey Huff
Unlike Corporate News, Indy Media Treats People as Citizens; “Not as Consumers, Not as Objects” The U.S. faces numerous crises that our media infrastructure is struggling to address, stressing the need for critical media literacy and journalism education. Project...
Held vs. Montana: The Future of the Climate Crisis Fight
As the courtroom seats began filling in the first judicial court in Helena, the capital city of Montana, local community members and officials prepared to hear the long-awaited testimonies from plaintiffs who allege state officials have violated their constitutional...
Unwound Live: DIY Post-Punk Pioneers Return to the Stage after Two Decades
Unwound, a noisy ’90s cult band, sits somewhere between indie, angular post-punk, noise, and hardcore music. Massively influential in underground music, they hail from the pine-scented landscapes of Tumwater, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. Currently on the...
Floods, Dark Appalachia, and Environmental Horror
Floods wracked central Appalachia at the end of July, bringing national attention to the region. Much of the coverage has focused on the impacts of coal mining or fallen back on stereotypical representations of Appalachia and governmental responses. The floods have...
PCIM Publishes Archives from the Los Angeles Vanguard
“The Vanguard is more than a newspaper, it is an organizing tool for community groups and individuals to fight back through citizen action. FIGHT BACK will be a regular feature of such efforts.” The Park Center for Independent Media is proud to house the archives of the entirety of the Los Angeles Vanguard’s publication.
A Hole in the World: Brian Winston, 1941–2022
Brian electrified us with his commitment to the politics and ethics of documentary and journalism, his mission to rewire academia as a place to galvanize hearts and minds, his interrogation of everything written or filmed or said and his insistence that solidarities matter more than anything else.
9/7 Roundtable: Russia-Ukraine War and The Media
The Park Center for Independent Media and the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival invite you to a roundtable with media experts on coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in independent and mainstream media on September 7, 2022, from 7–8:30 p.m. EDT on Zoom.
Izzy Stone’s Public Service Legacy Lives in Independent Journalists
Self-published journalist I.F. Stone shook the world awake when he challenged America’s official explanation for the Vietnam War, the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Normal Does Not Exist
The concept of normality, favored by so many executives and administrators, is like a mantra attempting to stave off the grieving for the end of our lives as we lived them in 2019.