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Whatever happened to investigative journalism and in-depth news analysis? Major new organizations have abandoned these sacred journalism practices for info-tainment and shouting matches. But the good news is that there are many independent news organizations and critical thinkers still out there doing investigative journalism and trenchant news analysis. We list a number of them below.

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How Corporate Media News Shortchanges Our Democracy, Our Environment, and Us

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Investigative Journalism and News Analysis   (Resources/Links)

Online magazine where "pressing issues are subject to examination and debate"

"Public service journalism" — Investigative research and watchdogging on political corruption

"The news behind the headlines"

A collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage

Seeks to broaden public discourse; provides news releases that offer well documented analysis of current events and underlying issues

Provides the news that the mainstream media refuses to report

Aims to respond with facts to right-wing propaganda

"Rescuing knowledge, freeing information" (including an archive of "lost" government publications)

"Works to strengthen democracy by promoting media that are of, by and for the people"

Tracks news published in independent journals and newsletters; from these, compiles an annual list of 25 top news stories you didn't get from major media sources

Reports on the news that the mega-merged media giants ignore

 

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Investigative Journalism and News Analysis   (Resources/Links)

A weekly program on issues in Australia and the region; includes some global, investigative and environmental topics

Analysis and interviews on Africa-related topics

Analysis and commentary on matters like political economy, the global justice movement, philosophical and cultural ideas, and race and gender relations

Audio-magazine-style investigative journalism on a variety of US and world subjects

Unspinning the dizzying misstatements and ignoramousness of mainstream media

Independent news, plus interviews with top progressive thinkers; one-hour show daily

On the air to produce and broadcast a diversity of programs that are simply unavailable on corporate controlled stations

High-quality investigative journalism with a US focus; from PBS

There are six billion stories on the Naked Planet; these are some of them

Weekly show with stories from around the world

Investigation and analysis into the relationships among capitalism, militarism and politics

Two-minute "investigative commentaries", including all the Bushwhacking that's fit to ... er ... print

Discussions on events and trends in the media; designed to help people understand the role of media in society

Daily 1.5-hour show; interviews and reports on a variety of progressive, political, and cultural topics

Interviews and analysis with host Kris Welch

A weekly international radio program

Interviews with political-science authors and social/political analysts

High-quality investigative journalism and interviews; from PBS

Program covering media topics—how news organization are or are not covering real news; media technology issues; media regulation; more ...

One-hour daily program analyzing the hot-button issues of the day

In-depth information about historical and current issues and events unique to the Middle East

ARCHIVE (not currently adding new material but still have some good stuff)

Reports and interviews on progressive topics

MUSIC (not news, but enjoyable still!)

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