AlterNet
Type of site | Progressive news website |
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Owner | Alternet Media, Inc. John K. Byrne Michael Rogers |
Created by | Independent Media Institute |
Editor | Roxanne Cooper |
URL | www |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | November 1987[1] |
Current status | Active |
AlterNet is a left-leaning news website based in the United States.[2][3] It was launched by the Independent Media Institute.[4] In 2018, the website was acquired by owners of Raw Story.
Coverage
Coverage is divided into several special sections related to progressive news and culture, including News & Politics, World, Economy, Civil Liberties, Immigration,
AlterNet publishes original content and also makes use of "
Finances
Until April 2018, AlterNet was financed through individual donations, by grants from major donors, and ad revenue.[6] In 2014, the top financial backers of the Independent Media Institute were Cloud Mountain Foundation, Craigslist Charitable Fund, Drug Policy Alliance, Madison Community Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, New World Foundation, Panta Rhea Foundation, Park Foundation and Roseben Fund.[7]
History
Independent Media Institute
AlterNet was founded in the fall of 1987 by the Institute for Alternative Journalism (IAJ),
Christine Triano was associate director of the Institute for Alternative Journalism, in 1996.[9][10]
Media Heroes are annual awards by the Institute for Alternative Journalism.
The IAJ became the Independent Media Institute some time before December 1999.[20] After the sale of AlterNet to the new company, AlterNet Media in April 2018, the Independent Media Institute[21][22] (IMI) launched a series of new programs[23] including the Make It Right Project.
Acquisition
On 9 April 2018, it was announced that AlterNet was acquired by owners of Raw Story, an online news organization, under the newly created company AlterNet Media. In an online statement, Raw Story founder John K. Byrne stated, "AlterNet will continue to carry content from the Independent Media Institute, its prior owner. Thus, much of the content you expect will remain the same. You will see articles by former AlterNet writers appearing with the Independent Media Institute byline." AlterNet Media also acquired the New Civil Rights Movement.[24][25][26]
Staff
Don Hazen
Don Hazen[27][28][29] was hired by San Francisco's[30] Institute for Alternative Journalism in 1991 as its first executive director. The AlterNet editorial staff was headed by executive editor Hazen,[31][32][33] a former publisher of Mother Jones, until December 2017 when he was placed on indefinite leave by the Independent Media Institute's Board of Directors due to sexual harassment allegations.[34][6][35] Following the allegations, Hazen resigned on 22 December 2017.[36] An episode of the public radio program This American Life, "Five Women",[37] recounts alleged sexual harassment in the workplace by Hazen.[38][39][40]
Awards and recognition
- Webby Awards
- Nominated: 2002, 2004
- Winner: 2003, 2005
- Official Honoree (Politics section), 2008[41]
- Utne Independent Press Awards
- Nominated: 2004, 2005
- Winner: 2002, 2003 (Reader's Choice)
- One of NPR's five "best on the internet", 2001[42]
Books
- Hazen, Don; Winokur, Julie, eds. (1997). We the Media: A Citizens' Guide to Fighting for Media Democracy. New York: The New Press. OCLC 807833771.
- Hazen, Don, ed. (2001). After 9/11: Solutions for a Saner World. San Francisco, Calif: AlterNet.org. )
- Scheer, Christopher; Lakshmi Chaudhry and Robert Scheer (2003). The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq. New York: Seven Stories and Akashic Books. OCLC 56044650. Archived from the originalon 15 March 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- Hazen, Don; and Lakshmi Chaudhry (2005). Start Making Sense: Turning the Lessons of Election 2004 into Winning Progressive Politics. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub. Co. OCLC 835761618.
References
- ^ a b "About AlterNet". AlterNet. Archived from the original on 22 February 1997.
Launched in November 1987 by the Institute for Alternative Journalism (IAJ)...
- ^ Hernandez, Salvador; Lewis, Cora (27 December 2017). "Progressive Media Executive Don Hazen Resigns After Five Women Accused Him of Sexual Harassment". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Sheffield, Matthew (18 October 2017). "Fake news" or free speech: Is Google cracking down on left media?". Salon. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "AlterNet.org". Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "(1/3/98) 1997 Media Heroes". albionmonitor.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ a b Melissa A. Wall, "Social Movements and the net: Activist Journalism Goes Digital", in Kevin Kawamoto (ed, 2003), Digital Journalism: Emerging media and the Changing Horizons of Journalism, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- ^ AlterNet.org, "AlterNet Supporting Foundations"
- ^ "Institute for Alternative Journalism [WorldCat Identities]". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Adelson, Andrea (16 September 1996). "In Los Angeles, War of Weeklies Erupts". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "The Independent Media Institute - Alternet". 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "| Interview with the Blogger, Part 1". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "James Danky :: UW–Madison Experts". experts.news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "The 4th Media » The Violence of the Broken Economy". 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "David Barsamian to speak in Taos". taosnews.com. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Ten Media Heroes". 17 January 1999. Archived from the original on 17 January 1999. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Leslie Savan - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "The Pacifica Foundation". www.pacifica.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Paul Klite Obituary". bigmedia.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "(1/3/98) 1997 Media Heroes". www.albionmonitor.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "A Report From the IMI Board Meeting • Association of Alternative Newsmedia". Association of Alternative Newsmedia. 9 December 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Internet Review: AlterNet". www.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "College and Research Libraries News Internet Reviews Archive". www.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Projects & Programs - Independent Media Institute". Independent Media Institute. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Byrne, John (9 April 2018). "It's a new day for AlterNet". AlterNet. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ O'Reilly, Lara (10 April 2018). "CMO Today: Zuckerberg's Congress Hearing; P&G to Build Cross-Holding Company Creative Agency; Movie Theaters Go Upmarket". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ About, New Civil Rights Movement
- ^ "Don Hazen - The New Press". thenewpress.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "L.A. confidential". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Don Hazen - C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ Silverman, Jason. "Confab Seeks Cure for Journalism's 'Crisis'". Wired. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "MIT CIS: Spotlight Archive". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "OJR article: The Wired Left Awakens". 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 22 April 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Independent Media Institute - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ North, Anna (22 December 2017). "Sexual misconduct allegations against former Alternet executive editor Don Hazen". vox.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Five Women Are Accusing A Top Left-Leaning Media Executive of Sexually Harassing Them". buzzfeed.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Don Hazen resigns as publisher of progressive news site AlterNet". rawstory.com. 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Episode 640 'Five Women'". This American Life. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Herreria, Carla (22 December 2017). "Several Women Accuse Progressive Media Executive Don Hazen of Sexual Harassment". HuffPost. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Conflict in Context". www.mediate.com. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "A Message from AlterNet's Board of Directors". 22 December 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018 – via AlterNet.
- ^ Webby Awards, 12th Annual Webby Awards Official Honoree Selections Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Media Online: A Few Firms Thrive While Many Fail". NPR. 3 July 2001.
External links
- Media related to AlterNet at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Institute for Alternative Journalism - Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania