News collaboratives, youth media outlets, and a newsletter bee (“La Abeja”) buzzing around Latin communities. A better media, in California Central Valley
Journalism's big cliche? "If it bleeds it leads". But research shows that tales of kindness can counteract the gloom induced by "bad news"
Alternative Editorial: Move Over
A/UK 4th anniversary: Pat Kane on the outlines of a new & alternative media system
Covid has reminded people that they need their local media outlets - who else gives them the info they need?
Alternative Editorial: Swimming Against The Tide
How do you stay ahead of fake news? In Finland, young and old are educated in critical thinking
Catcall chalkers, rentable sisters, transgender high school... Beyond its mainstream headlines, BBC shows a world of gentler power
When local media shuts down, communities rely more on "national" media - which polarises their political identities
Alternative Editorial: Politics is Broken. This Is The Alternative.
Why must it "bleed" to "lead" the news? Our amygdala, and our memory for trauma, may explain. And show us how to route around it.
"In Turkey, the government uses the media. We use the street - to splash art in their eyes"
Senegal's Journal Rappé: where French hip-hop gives you news you can use