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 LinksThe Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (Canada) represents a common front of readers and viewers, those working in the media industries, and labour and community groups concerned about the increasing concentration of media ownership in Canada. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates. Center for Media and Democracy non-profit, non-partisan, public interest organization that strengthens participatory democracy by investigating and exposing public relations spin and propaganda, and by promoting media literacy and citizen journalism. Centre for Research on Globalization independent research and media group of writers, scholars, journalists and activists based in Montreal. chomsky.info was originally created by Pablo Stafforini, with the purpose of celebrating Chomsky's work and encouraging activism worldwide. In December 2003, it became Noam Chomsky's official website best U.S. independent daily news program UK-based progressive site with news and current affairs from around the world. Progressive analysis of "global issues that affect everyone." Global Policy Forum monitors policy making at the United Nations, Provides information to the general public on the state of working people in the global economy. It also exchanges information and facilitates coordinated research and analysis among its contributing organizations. The Hands Off Venezuela Campaign was established in December 2002 to counter lies and misinformation about the country in the local and international media and to campaign against imperialist intervention by the United States. Indymedia UK The Indypendent is the only truly progressive and anti-war free newspaper in New York City. We provide original in-depth, hard-hitting reporting on local, national and international news and commentary to our print and online readership of about 50,000. independent critical news site, with a very large selection of documentary films Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University International research with inter- and postdisciplinary orientation. The (U.S.) think tank "for the rest of us." Turning ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment. Independent research for social movements anti-war group which has developed out of ARROW (Active Resistance to the Roots of War). JNV opposes the US-UK 'war on terrorism', and campaigns for a peaceful resolution of international conflicts, based on justice and equality." Includes excellent media reviews and other articles by Milan Rai. MediaChannel is a media issues supersite, featuring criticism, breaking news, and investigative reporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide. As the media watch the world, we watch the media." Includes link to 'News Dissector' blog by Danny Schechter. is a response based on the conviction that mainstream newspapers and broadcasters provide a profoundly distorted picture of our world. MediaLens are convinced that the increasingly centralised, corporate nature of the media means that it acts as a de facto propaganda system for corporate and other establishment interests. The costs incurred as a result of this propaganda, in terms of human suffering and environmental degradation, are incalculable. MediaLens hope that this website will help to turn bystanders into compassionate actors. The Middle East Research and Information Project In the words of French journalist Eric Rouleau, "No person, specializing or not in Middle Eastern affairs, can afford ignoring Middle East Report." Professor Rashid Khalidi, a leading American scholar, says "Middle East Report is the best periodical (in English) on the Middle East -- bar none." This site draws together some of the available on-line resources on the history, theory and practice of nonviolence. It is both an introduction to nonviolent social change and a resource for trainers and activists. An independent, not-for-profit magazine dedicated to free dialogue across the globe about the major issues in the world today. Writer, scholar, activist UK student action on world poverty, human rights and the environment. journalist and documentary filmmaker. One of the best. Progressive Economics Forum (Canada) Aims to promote the development of a progressive economics community iCanada. Scientists for Global Responsibility SGR promotes the ethical practice and use of science and technology. We develop and support initiatives which make science more open, accountable and democratic. Our work involves research, education, lobbying and providing a support network for ethically-concerned scientists. Links to Science and Ethics related web sites and organizations. exists to provide public interest research and reporting on corporate and government public relations and propaganda. Spin techniques are much more extensive than is generally realised, encompassing media management, lobbying, corporate social responsibility, investor relations and corporate dirty tricks and spying. We aim to foster greater public and political awareness of spin and to campaign against the manipulations of the PR industry in the public interest. international network of activist-scholars committed to critical analyses of the global problems of today and tomorrow, with a view to providing intellectual support to those movements concerned to steer the world in a democratic, equitable and environmentally sustainable direction. The Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society provides a forum to discuss the challenges humanity is facing today. It promotes contributions within an emerging science of the information age following the highest standards of peer review. Venezuelan news, views, and analysis (in English) Alternative perspectives on the 'War on Terrorism' and the Middle East conflict. The World Socialist Web Site is the Internet center of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). It provides analysis of major world events, comments on political, cultural, historical and philosophical issues, and valuable documents and studies from the heritage of the socialist movement. Z Magazine's web site: an independent political magazine of critical thinking on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the United States and around the globe. See also Activist resources on the web See also extensive collection of links on globalresearch.ca
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