Liberation News Service did some commendable work, but we have an incredible amount of alternative media services that are run by folks on the Left. At this point there are so many that it is hard to keep up. These services range from Common Dreams to Max's blog.
The Indymedia network is an incredible alternative media institution. In four years, this international network that runs on anarchist principles and software, has set up dozens of media centers on every continent save that really cold one. One of the core Indymedia geeks recently speculated that all of the Indymedia websites get around 48 million page views per month.
That's alot of people visiting and reading Indymedia websites, far more than reads the printed alternative press.
I agree with Yoshie that it would be great to have more independent, quality foreign correspondents. The problem is not one of distributing their views, but one of financing the basic stuff to make their field work possible. I've been trying to find more good writers for my website, which gets alot of visitors. I see the problem not as one of distribution of lack of audience, but one of finding people who can do good writing or basic journalism.
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