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.
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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.
‘Balanced’ Coverage Hides Context for Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
On May 11, Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, an Al Jazeera reporter who covered Palestine for two decades, was shot and killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Even as evidence mounted that...
Izzy Stone’s Legacy Continues To Inspire Independent Journalists In The US
Nonprofit newsrooms are undertaking a critical role to ensure public accountability; so too are journalists working to end the silence and forced invisibility of millions of native Americans. Our media must reckon with power and dominant narratives to inform and step toward and more peaceful nation.
Reporting on The War: Explore Independent Media Outlets in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
As the largest military operation in Europe since the end of World War II rages in Ukraine, people worldwide are pressed to read about the events in the region through reliable news sources. In response, The Park Center for Independent Media has compiled a list of...
Crucial Stories from Indy Media in 2021
Independent media’s coverage this past year has informed the public through an ongoing pandemic and worsening climate catastrophes. Outlets and individuals have diligently tracked the overlapping actions of governments and corporations as misinformation muddled the...
Exclusive Excerpt: To Protect Democracy, Recreate Local News Media
These passages are excerpted from the Local Journalism Initiative’s proposal to revitalize local news media in the United States county-by-county. Read the full proposal here. Robert W. McChesney is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign....