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Library Skills 002: Independent Media Sources

ProQuest Diversity Databases

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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Gender Watch This link opens in a new window

Media/Political Watch Dogs

FAIR(Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Media Matters
FactCheck.org

Independent/Public News Sources

Center for Public Integrity
PBS: News and Public Affairs
Democracy Now
Human Rights Watch
Project Censored
American Prospect
Pacifica Radio
Long Reads
Savvy readers select the best longer news stories from both mainstream and independent media.

Editorial Websites and Blogs

Alternet
Huffington Post
While now owned by AOL, and also filled with lots of tabloid celebrity stories, the Huffington Post does include serious stories and viewpoints by many independent investigative and fully vetted journalists.

Alternative Presses on the Web

Networks from Other Parts of the World