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  1. An alternative media list
    Getting the news - and getting behind the news
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2014   Published: 2017
    A selective list of English-language alternative media.
  2. Anarkismo.net
    Resource Type: Website
    Mulitlingual site featuring news and analysis from an anarchist-communist perspective.
  3. Between the Lines
    How to Detect Bias and Propaganda in the News and Everyday Life
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1981
    An exploration of medthods of "dec-doing" our daily newspapers and radio/TV news. Examines our predominant sources of information (mass media) and indicates the existence of many alternative sources of informaiton.
  4. Blindspots in The News
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1995
    The filters that determine what gets into the "news" and what doesn't.
  5. Canwest latest 'media giant' to exploit news operations
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    Media corporations claim to care about quality journalism, but they've deceived Canadians for decades -- censoring news to protect their profits, pandering to the interests of the corporate world, and neglecting to invest adequately in their news operations. For decades powerful media corporations have decided what news Canadians should read, hear, and see. By reading just about any Canadian daily newspaper it's not hard to see how the values of corporate-owned media are quite different from the values and interests of the majority of Canadians.
  6. Censored: The News That Didn't Make The News - And Why
    The 1995 Project Censored Yearbook
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1996
    Documenting how the U.S. mass media does a shabby job, deliberately or negligently withholding information of vital importance.
  7. Confessions of a Media Critic
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 1984
    Barrie Zwicker says that with the planet in crisis it isn't time for 'business as usual', least of all in journalism.
  8. Democracy's Oxygen 
    How Corporations Control the News
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1997
    Winter shows that far from providing "democracy's oxygen," the news media legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informated, news organizations manufacture public consent for policies which favour the corporate elite.
  9. Effective Media Relations
    Nurturing your relationships with reporters
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2000
    Our relationships with journalists need to be maintained over time in order to be fruitful.
  10. Effective Media Relations
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006
    Media relations is human relations. Journalism is about telling compelling stories about people and their lives.
  11. Fame & Fortune Online
    Resource Type: Website
    Comprehensive listing of awards available to Canadian journalists.
  12. Frequently Asked Questions about Sources
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    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, companies, and individuals who want to share their expertise and points of view with the media. The SOURCES directory is used by thousands of reporters and researchers who need to find quotable sources and reliable information for their news stories or research.
  13. From Politics to Profit
    The Commercialization of Canadian Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1997
    Analyzes the transformation of Canadian newspapers that occurred between 1890 and 1920 when daily newspapers slowly changed from political mouthpieces to a marketable industry.
  14. Grassroots media relations 
    A short introduction to media relations strategies for activist groups
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010   Published: 2017
    A media relations guide for organizers and activists.
  15. Helping you reach the media 
    How Sources can help you get more and better media coverage
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2009
    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 like advertising. SOURCES makes it possible for organizations, institutions, companies, and individuals to reach the media effectively, consistently, and inexpensively. SOURCES has been helping organizations, companies, institutions, and individuals get media attention for over 30 years.
  16. In Print: Maximizing Coverage in Community Newspapers
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2004
    How to get coverage in community newspapers.
  17. Manufacturing Consent 
    The Political Economy of the Mass Media
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1988
    Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They analyze how issues are framed and topics chosen, and the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news.
  18. Maximizing Coverage of Charity Activities in Community Newspapers
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2002
    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.
  19. Media Events - Maximizing Your Attendance & News Pick-up
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2002
    Maximizing your attendance and news pick-up at media events.
  20. Necessary Illusions 
    Thought Control in Democratic Societies
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1989   Published: 1991
    An inquiry into the nature of the media and the role of intellectuals in "a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force, and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control."
  21. News Conferences
    Resource Type: Article
    Basic guidelines for conducting news conferences.
  22. News Media Stifle Ideas and Debate
    Review of Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 1997
    Far from providing democracy's oxygen, as they claim, the news media today legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informed, they manufacture public consent for policies which favour their owners: the corporate elite.
  23. News report writing guide
    A guide to writing news stories for the independent and alternative media.
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2006
    The first thing to remember about reporting for a libertarian or anarchist newspaper or magazine is that it is not propaganda.
  24. Newspeak in the 21st Century 
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2009
    Revealing the lethal bias in 'balanced' reporting.
  25. Newsroom tips from The Canadian Press
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2005
    Newsroom tips from The Canadian Press.
  26. No longer a real newspaper, new Globe betrays Canadians
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2010
    The new tarted-up, glossy, colour Globe and Mail is many things, but it is not a real “news paper.”
  27. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2004
    Peter Steven aims to make readers realize the power and influence of dominant media but, at the same time, also understand that they are not "omnipotent" and that there are alternative forms available.
  28. Palestine Media Watch
    Resource Type: Website
    PMWATCH was established to promote fair and accurate coverage of the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the US mainstream media. In broad terms, our mission is two-fold: (1) identify, report on, and protest clear journalistic failures by the US media in covering the conflict, and (2) help media outlets with access to pro-Palestinian points of view and voices for interviews, op-eds, or background discussions, whether here in the United States, in Israel, or in the Occupied Territories. Includes tools and suggestions for action on media bias.
  29. Smooth Talking! Explore the Paid Speaking Market
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2005
    Becoming a professional speaker.
  30. Sources Calendar
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 2009   Published: 2013
    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, meetings, festivals and holidays, as well as award deadlines.
  31. Sources.com 
    Portal for Journalists and Writers - The directory for reporters, writers, editors and researchers
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1977   Published: 2009
    Sources is an information portal for journalists, freelance writers, news editors, authors, researchers and journalism students -- and a resource for organizations, institutions, businesses, and individuals who want to get media coverage of their expertise and their views on newsworthy topics.
    Journalists: Use Sources to find experts, media contacts, spokespersons, scientists, lobbyists, officials, speakers, university professors, researchers, newsmakers, CEOs, executive directors, media relations contacts, spokespeople, talk show guests, PR representatives, Canadian sources, story ideas, research studies, databases, universities, colleges, associations, businesses, government, research institutions, lobby groups, non-government organizations (NGOs), in Canada and internationally.
    Newsmakers: Use Sources to raise your profile and get media coverage. Sources is a powerful tool which complements and magnifies your other efforts to publicize yourself. See www.sources.com/Profile.htm, fill out the membership form, or call 416-964-7799.
  32. The Sources HotLink 
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1996   Published: 2009
    A website and newsletter dealing with media relations strategies.
  33. Sources Select Resources
    Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers
    Resource Type: Website
    First Published: 1977   Published: 2009
    Reviews and information about print and online resources for journalists and researchers.
  34. Spinwars
    Politics and New Media
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1999
    An examination of media manipulation in late 20th Century North American politics.
  35. There's no such thing as a slow news day
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2003
    The news media are always looking for news.
  36. Tracking the News that Wasn't
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 1996
    A review of two books about media bias and censorship.
  37. Watching the News
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2000
    Watching the news to learn what the media are interested in.
  38. When & How to Hold a News Conference
    Resource Type: Article
    First Published: 2002
    So before you decide to call a news conference, make sure that the circumstances meet ALL of the criteria.

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