I’ve been checking out The Real News, an independent web-site that features short documentary videos. Here is what Wikepedia says, “The Real News relies exclusively on supporters’ donations, and doesn’t accept funding from advertising, government or media corporations. … It was launched in 2007 by Paul Jay, a former producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
“The Real News journalist committee includes Lewis H. Lapham, Gore Vidal, Amy Goodman, Naomi Klein, and Howard Zinn. The most recurring political analysts are Aijaz Ahmad, Pepe Escobar and Eric Margolis. The Real News features experienced professional journalists from all over the world. It is planning to host reports from volunteer-based citizen journalism in a dedicated portion of the network’s website.”
The Real News web-site also shows videos produced by another independent group called “The American News Project. (ANP).” ANP says about itself, “ANP is passionately dedicated to producing online video journalism that matters. We’re inspired by what Joseph Pulitzer wrote more than 130 years ago: ‘Always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare… always be drastically independent, never be afraid to attack wrong, whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory poverty.’
ANP started in May of 2008. Its web-site says, “We see all visitors to our website as potential partners and are relying on our community to help fund specific beats, send us news tips and story ideas, and join our ranks of video reporters. We’re convinced that online collaboration is essential to the future of journalism, but that it must never compromise editorial independence.”
Shown here is an Real News video about the potential $700 billion bail out of Wall Street.
