Media & Alternate media links: news, analysis, critique

Articles on media and its role, links to media sites both in the mainstream and alternate media, links to news sources from across the world.

This page contains extensive bookmarks on alternate media websites that provide content outside the mainstream.  There is also an extensive bookmarks of news sites and tools from around the world.  Some of the links pertain to critique of mainstream media and media watch organisations.  As of now there is a small collection of links of alternate media sites from India.  The rest are international, but heavily biased towards USA

  1. - Practical Participation
    Bookmarked on 30.09.2011:

    "We work with projects and organisations to promote social justice through participation, community building, campaigning, organisational change, and the effective use of social technologies".

  2. NCERT Position paper on Early Childhood Education
    Bookmarked on 30.09.2011:

  3. 500 Internal Server Error
    Bookmarked on 04.05.2010:

    500 Internal Server Error

  4. Pakistan & Gulf Economist
    Bookmarked on 27.10.2009:

    Business journal based out of Pakistan

  5. Network of Women in Media, India NWMI
    Bookmarked on 12.09.2008:

    he Network of Women in Media, India, is an association which aims to provide a forum for women in media professions to share information and resources, exchange ideas, promote media awareness and ethics, and work for gender equality and justice within the media and society. Local groups linked to the NWMI are currently functioning in 16 centres across the country.

  6. The Real News Network
    Bookmarked on 04.06.2008:

    "television news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism". RNN staff work with journalists around the globe on pressing issues today. They do not accept corporate or government funding

  7. Dalithmurasu
    Bookmarked on 01.04.2008:

    A monthly magazine on Dalit issues

  8. Language newspapers in IRS 2007
    Bookmarked on 19.02.2008:

    Circulation figures of regional langugae newspapers in India

  9. VILLUPURAM ONLINE
    Bookmarked on 22.01.2008:

    "developement oriented news of villupuram , new projects that can be taken up for the development of villupuram , status of ongoing projects, comments and photographs of villupuram"

  10. Media For Rights
    Bookmarked on 06.07.2007:

    "The Website contains ready to use information packs on different social issues for media . Also it contains articles, reports,updates,case studies etc."

  11. Al Jazeera English – You Tube page
    Bookmarked on 19.06.2007:

    A page maintained by Al Jazeera with a large selection of it's English programmes.

  12. Accuracy In Media – For Fairness, Accuracy and Balance in News Reporting.
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    "a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media that critiques botched and bungled news stories and sets the record straight on important issues that have received slanted coverage"

  13. The Freedom Forum
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    "a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, the First Amendment and newsroom diversity."

  14. Media Research Center
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    A conservative group that seeks to bring out the 'liberal bias' in American media by research.

  15. Understanding News in the Information Age
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    "research organization that specializes in using empirical methods to evaluate and study the performance of the press. It is non partisan, non ideological and non political."

  16. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    "independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues."

  17. Media watch
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    A series of articles by well known people on Indian media.

  18. Media Corporatisation and Right to Information
    Bookmarked on 15.05.2007:

    An article on the corporatisation of media and it's impact on information content of media by Sukumar Muralidaran

  19. Media Democracy Project
    Bookmarked on 08.05.2007:

  20. List from About.com
    Bookmarked on 30.04.2007:

    A huge list of free online tv channels with useful descriptions.

  21. The ultimate guide to Live TV webcasts
    Bookmarked on 30.04.2007:

    Extensive list of online television channels from around the world. The only such list I have seen by the country.

  22. Link TV
    Bookmarked on 30.04.2007:

    TV with news, documentaries and music videos available online

  23. BBC Training & Development
    Bookmarked on 28.04.2007:

    "face to face training and online broadcast and new media courses". Also has an online training module that is free to use.

  24. Poynter Online
    Bookmarked on 28.04.2007:

    "Everything you need to be a better journalist"

  25. Society of News Design – News Archive
    Bookmarked on 28.04.2007:

  26. People's News Network
    Bookmarked on 14.04.2007:

    Alternate news network started by many well known activists in India including Bharat Dogra, Arundhati Roy, Vandana Shiva, et al. Articles are arranged by topic, but content is not updated regularly. Best seen as a website covering important issues than

  27. New Internationalist
    Bookmarked on 08.04.2007:

    The people, the ideas, the action in the fight for global justice

  28. Registrar office of news paper for India
    Bookmarked on 02.04.2007:

  29. Jan Samachar:Multilingual News and Feature agency devoted to Rural Issues
    Bookmarked on 05.02.2007:

    "Jan Samachar is a multi-lingual news & feature service devoted to create awareness among the people about Cyber World and Rural Development"

  30. The Hoot
    Bookmarked on 21.01.2007:

    A media research group looking at Indian media. Tracks various social issues.

  31. Sidharth Varadarajan's articles
    Bookmarked on 28.12.2006:

    Among India's most reputed journalists covering foreign affaires

  32. Bear Left! Link Library
    Bookmarked on 06.10.2006:

    Long list of 'progressive' newspapers and other information sources including political parties and regularly updated blogs

  33. Jay's Leftist and 'Progressive' Internet Resources Directory
    Bookmarked on 06.10.2006:

    Extensive lists of news and information sites categorised by issues and countries.

  34. Online News Sources
    Bookmarked on 06.10.2006:

    Select list of news sources chosen for critical views or influence. Also has lsit of media resources

  35. Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
    Bookmarked on 26.08.2006:

  36. Common Dreams | News & Views
    Bookmarked on 26.08.2006:

  37. Fear Over Facts
    Bookmarked on 24.08.2006:

    A well argued article on representation of muslims in the media after the London bomb scare

  38. Media Matters
    Bookmarked on 23.08.2006:

    a symposium on growth, diversification of our media

  39. Sarai
    Bookmarked on 03.06.2006:

    A space for discussion on media and Urban constellations. A reputed and intersting organisation based in CSDS, New Delhi

  40. Caste matters in the Indian media
    Bookmarked on 03.06.2006:

    Nice article by Sidharth Varadarajan published during the heights of media frenzy on reservation issue.

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