A genre of journalism that intentionally and transparently adopts a non-objective viewpoint, usually for some social or political purpose.

A selective list of English-language alternative media.

The reporting of cataclysms or lesser disasters is often wildly misleading. Stereotyping is common: whichever the country involved, there are similar images of wrecked bridges, half-submerged houses a...

For decades, the factors that decided what noteworthy stories would not find their way into print or on the air came down to the media's ignorance, laziness or from advertising restraints. For too lon...

Barrie Zwicker says that with the planet in crisis it isn't time for 'business as usual', least of all in journalism.

Our relationships with journalists need to be maintained over time in order to be fruitful.

Media relations is human relations. Journalism is about telling compelling stories about people and their lives.

A booklet about effective media relations, providing practical advice about getting media coverage and relating to the media.

Comprehensive listing of awards available to Canadian journalists.

Know your audience, know your message, be clear and consistent in that message, then develop a strategy and execute it.

SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, authors and researchers with the sources they need for their work. SOURCES spotlights organizations, institutions, government agencies, c...

Stories are the heart and soul of the media. Journalism is about telling stories, and good stories require sources # human contacts, the people who provide informed comment and expertise, the people w...

A media relations guide for organizers and activists.

Strategy and tactics for successful media campaigns.

Media coverage is the most valuable kind of publicity there is because it is based on the news value or information value of what you do or say, and is therefore far more credible than paid publicity ...

How the high Internet ranking of the Sources Web site helps magnify the public profile of organizations and companies who are listed in Sources.

Getting a videographer or camera assigned to your story is a challenge to say the least. If you're lucky, you may get one or two cameras out to your news event. That leaves another three or four stati...

How to get coverage in community newspapers.

A portal featuring news, articles, and resources about journalism, press freedom, free speech, censorship and related topics. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A sea...

On Monday, June 19, 1998, all of the major media outlets were suddenly filled with accounts proclaiming that an independent panel of scientists had taken a fresh look at the UFO question, and had conc...

When it comes to getting coverage in the local newspaper, presentation is paramount. Tto maximize your profile and get your story or event covered, give the newspaper what it wants, when it wants it.

Promoting your magazine on a shoestring.

The first step to getting media attention is to make sure that reporters know about you.

Twenty-eight years after Chariots of the Gods? author Eric von Däniken brought pseudoscience to new lows by suggesting that our ancestors were too stupid to create the pyramids, Stonehenge, and other ...

FAIR uses data from CBS, ABC, and NBC to conduct a study on how much the media reports on poverty, concluding that there is not very much coverage of people in poverty.

Today no one believes that our country’s success depends on an informed public and a free press. America’s success depends on its financial and military hegemony over the world. Any information incons...

OutRage! therefore consciously tries to make its protests informative and amusing. It projects it's political message with wit, style, humour and theatricality. Indeed, a typical OutRage! action could...

Elections have become a contest to determine who is the best actor.

A new standard for measuring editorial coverage and return on investment.

A serious attempt to get press coverage can be a campaign in itself. If you really want it, go after it methodically and shamelessly.

Q: What's the best way for a college to get continuing media attention? A: By being found in SOURCES, the Media's Guide to Experts and Spokespersons

Resources and publications to assist your organization in getting more and better media coverage and raising awareness.

Conflicts and wars are the everyday stuff of national, regional and world news. They are likely to intensify and give birth to permutations that make media coverage and analysis more difficult and com...

Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America and the public battle for truth and democracy.

Becoming a professional speaker.

Listings of events of interest to journalists, editors, researchers, publishers and others working in the media and in publishing, covering Canadian and international events, press conferences, meetin...

An overview of how you can use SOURCES to amplify your message. SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, writers, producers and researchers with the sources they need for their ...

A website and newsletter dealing with media relations strategies.

The swine flu story quickly topped the American media agenda when the story broke in late April. How did coverage in other countries compare with the U.S.? Was there any correlation between the number...

A well-written descriptive paragraph in your Sources listing tells journalists why they should call you.

Provides a list and indepth analysis of the top 25 stories that were censored throughout the year in 2009.

From the beginning, Sources was seen as a public service as well as a tool for journalists.

What makes a story interesting is often a combination of the interests of the audience, the interests and abilities of the reporter, and a long history of journalistic tradition.

Noam Chomsky shares his approach to analyzing media and reveals the meaning and consequence of the strategic design of communication.

Advice on when to contact the media.

CNN and Facebook co-sponsored last week’s Democratic presidential frontrunners' "debate." After the event, CNN conducted a poll. "Who won the debate?" it asked. The result: 83% Bernie Sanders; 12% Hil...

The Internet has revealed a chasm separating the corporate media from readers and viewers. Previously, the divide was hidden by the simple fact that journalists monopolised the means of mass communica...