Alternative Media

• The Dominion: news from the grassroots; The Dominion aims to widen the range of debate by covering stories marginalized, spun, or simply ignored by the mainstream press in Canada.
• ZNet: an independent political magazine of critical thinking on politics, culture, society, and economy, with the goal of assisting activist efforts to attain a better future.
• CounterPunch: stories that the corporate press never prints; muckraking with a radical attitude, critiquing the war machine, big business, and the rapers of nature. See also CounterPunch's excellent links page for sites on politics, economics, environment, culture, and media.
• FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting): the national media watch group; well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship; advocates for greater diversity in the press; scrutinizes media practices that marginalize public interest and dissenting viewpoints.
• Medialens: "correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media." Medialens seeks to highlight significant examples of the systemic distortion in mainstream media that is facilitating appalling crimes against humanity. It encourages readers to offer direct feedback to journalists, editors, and media executives.
• Common Dreams News Center: breaking news and views for the progressive community.
• Adbusters: issues ranging from genetically modified foods to media concentration, with the aim of forging a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century.
• rabble: news stories, in-depth features, provocative interviews, commentaries from some of the few progressive voices in Canadian mainstream media, with reprints of articles you wouldn't want to miss from other alternative publications.
• The Onion: the "real" news, not intended for readers under 18 years of age.