Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Why We Need Free Media

Free and independent journalism is under attack. From violent police suppression to corporate media censorship, the need to create and defend movement-based journalism has never been greater - especially as we prepare for May Day and beyond -- see below for a list of Occupy media.

In response to the need for real coverage of our movement, independent journalists have worked tirelessly to document Occupy since the beginning. OccupyWallSt.org was one of the first movement-based sources of information to arise even before the Occupation of Liberty Square. Thanks to our horizontal, participatory structure, we are now just one of many - more than we could count. Dozens of other media sources have arisen since, across virtually every type of media from print magazines to Tumblr. While the mainstream media may claim that our movement in waning, the truth is that there far too much happening across the country and the world for one website to cover - even one focused on the Occupy movement like ours. We not only encourage people to read movement-based journalism, we also encourage anyone who is interested to get involved with existing projects, donate resources, or start making your own!



In addition to the main websites of General Assemblies, Occupy-related projects, and countless working group Twitter accounts and other social media, here is a brief list highlighting some of the active media projects and excellent sources of information around #OWS.

    The Occupied Wall Street Jounrnal
    Reddit.com/r/OccupyWallStreet
    We Are The 99%
    @OccupyWallSt
    The Occupied Chicago Tribune
    Tidal: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy
    The Occupied Times of London
    The D.C. Mic Check (formerly the Occupied Washington Times)
    Occupy Together
    Global Revolution Livestream
    Take The Square
    Real Democracy Now! International
    The Boston Occupier
    Occupy Oakland Media
    The Portland Occupier
    Occupied Stories: First Person News from the Occupy Movement
    Occupy.Com
    Occupy.Net
    The Daily Occupation
    Yes We Camp - Compilation of Global Revolution Twitter Hashtags
    InterOccupy
    Occupy News on Facebook
    OccuPrint
    Art Is My Occupation
    IndigNación - Spanish language newspaper of OWS

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