Mainstream media is traditional or established broadcasting or publishing outlets; these outlets have consolidated to increase efficiencies and better survive in a competitive marketplace. However, this has resulted in worries that when large corporations own a significant percentage of news outlets, diverse voices are not heard.
Alternative/Independent media is generally defined as independently owned news and information websites, publications, magazines, and digital media that cover the news from a specific point of view, whether that viewpoint is from a political minority, an ethnic group, or another independent community. Depending on the publication or news site, alternative viewpoints can range from standard news coverage and analyses of current events to editorial commentary and the occasional conspiracy theory.
Taken from Arevalo, Federico. “What Is Mainstream Media? | Maryville Online.” Maryville University Online, 26 Oct. 2023.
Aljazeera - First independent news agency in the Arab world.
Democracy Now - Independent news program features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.
Electronic Intifada - Independent online news publication and educational resource focusing on Palestine, its people, politics, culture and place in the world.
If Americans Knew - Independent research and information-dissemination institute, with particular focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. foreign policy regarding the Middle East, and media coverage of this issue. Specifically, the organization’s objective is to provide information that is to a large degree missing from American press coverage of this critical region.
