AlterNet explained

AlterNet
Commercial:No
Type:Progressive news website
Registration:Optional
Owner:Alternet Media, Inc.
John K. Byrne
Michael Rogers
Author:Independent Media Institute
Editor:Roxanne Cooper
Launch Date:[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, Reproductive Justice, Economy, Environment, Animal Rights, Food, Water, Books, Media and Culture, Belief, Drugs, Personal Health, Sex and Relationships, Vision, and Investigations.[5]

AlterNet publishes original content and also makes use of "alternative media", sourcing columns from Salon, Common Dreams, Consortiumnews, Truthdig, Truthout, TomDispatch, The Washington Spectator, Center for Public Integrity, Democracy Now!, Asia Times, New America Media and Mother Jones.

Finances

Until April 2018, AlterNet was financed through individual donations, by grants from major donors, and ad revenue. 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.[6]

History

Independent Media Institute

AlterNet was founded in the fall of 1987 by the Institute for Alternative Journalism (IAJ),[7] which was incorporated in December 1983 with a mission to serve as a clearinghouse for important local stories generated by the members of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN).

The founding editor of AlterNet was Alan Green, who with his deputy, Margaret Engle, created print and electronic mechanisms to syndicate both the works of AAN papers and freelance contributors, among them Michael Moore and Abbie Hoffman. Engle took over for Green in 1989 and ran the news service until 1993, in that time dramatically expanding AlterNet's base of contributors and client newspapers. Upon her resignation, Engle was succeeded by Don Hazen, who had been hired by IAJ in 1991 to be its first executive director. AlterNet publishes a combination of policy critiques, investigative reports and analysis, grassroots success stories, and personal narratives. Christine Triano was associate director of the Institute for Alternative Journalism, in 1996.[8] [9]

Media Heroes are annual awards by the Institute for Alternative Journalism. Frederick Clarkson was named among the "Media Heroes of 1992"[10] James Danky was named a Media Hero in 1993.[11] In 1995, Media Heroes awards went to Public Media Center, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Institute for Global Communications, Janine Jackson, Laura Flanders,[12] CounterSpin, Gary Delgado, David Barsamian,[13] Alternative Radio, Haiti Truth Team, Salim Muwakkil, John Schwartz, and Artists for a Hate Free America were presented in MediaCulture Review, January/February 1995[14]

In 1996, Leslie Savan was named one of "The Top Ten Media Heroes".[15] Patricia Scott, and Julie Drizin were named to the "Top Ten Media Heroes of 1996"[16] Paul Klite, Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Media Watch, received a Media Hero Award from the Institute for Alternative Journalism in 1996.[17] Amy Goodman, Bob Herbert, Detroit Sunday Journal, Gary Webb, Herbert Schiller, James Ridgeway, Karl Grossman, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Norman Solomon, and Urvashi Vaid received the 1997 Media Hero Award.[18] In 1997, Media Heroes awards were presented at the second Media & Democracy Congress. The Institute for Alternative Journalism named Barsamian one of its Top Ten Media Heroes.

The IAJ became the Independent Media Institute some time before December 1999.[19] After the sale of AlterNet to the new company, AlterNet Media in April 2018, the Independent Media Institute[20] [21] (IMI) launched a series of new programs[22] including the Make It Right Project.

Acquisition

On April 9, 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 later acquired the New Civil Rights Movement.[23] [24] [25]

Staff

Don Hazen

Don Hazen[26] [27] [28] was hired by San Francisco's[29] Institute for Alternative Journalism in 1991 as its first executive director. The AlterNet editorial staff was headed by executive editor Hazen,[30] [31] [32] 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.[33] [34] [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

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19970222072340/http://www.alternet.org/aboutalter.html. Feb 22, 1997. About AlterNet. AlterNet. Launched in November 1987 by the Institute for Alternative Journalism (IAJ)....
  2. News: Hernandez . Salvador . Lewis . Cora . Progressive Media Executive Don Hazen Resigns After Five Women Accused Him of Sexual Harassment . 29 December 2018 . BuzzFeed News . 27 December 2017.
  3. News: Sheffield . Matthew . Fake news" or free speech: Is Google cracking down on left media? . 29 December 2018 . Salon . 18 October 2017.
  4. Web site: AlterNet.org . Library of Congress . 30 November 2020.
  5. Web site: (1/3/98) 1997 Media Heroes. albionmonitor.com. 26 September 2018.
  6. AlterNet.org, "AlterNet Supporting Foundations"
  7. Web site: Institute for Alternative Journalism [WorldCat Identities]]. 2 September 2020.
  8. News: In Los Angeles, War of Weeklies Erupts. Andrea. Adelson. The New York Times. 16 September 1996. 26 September 2018.
  9. Web site: The Independent Media Institute - Alternet. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531134647/http://www.alternet.org/the-independent-media-institute. dead. 31 May 2017. 31 May 2017. 26 September 2018.
  10. Web site: | Interview with the Blogger, Part 1. 2 September 2020.
  11. Web site: James Danky :: UW–Madison Experts. experts.news.wisc.edu. 26 September 2018.
  12. Web site: The 4th Media » The Violence of the Broken Economy. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920114931/http://www.4thmedia.org/2011/01/the-violence-of-the-broken-economy/. dead. 20 September 2015. 20 September 2015. 26 September 2018.
  13. Web site: David Barsamian to speak in Taos. taosnews.com. 8 October 2017 . 26 September 2018.
  14. Web site: Ten Media Heroes. https://web.archive.org/web/19990117014012/http://theory.lcs.mit.edu/~mernst/media/mediaculture-review-heroes.html. dead. 17 January 1999. 17 January 1999. 26 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Leslie Savan - Penguin Random House. www.penguinrandomhouse.com. 26 September 2018.
  16. Web site: The Pacifica Foundation. www.pacifica.org. 26 September 2018.
  17. Web site: Paul Klite Obituary. bigmedia.org. 26 September 2018.
  18. Web site: 1997 Media Heroes. January 3, 1998. albionmonitor.com. 26 September 2018.
  19. News: A Report From the IMI Board Meeting • Association of Alternative Newsmedia. 9 December 1999. Association of Alternative Newsmedia. 2018-10-10. en-US.
  20. Web site: Internet Review: AlterNet. www.bowdoin.edu. 26 September 2018.
  21. Web site: College and Research Libraries News Internet Reviews Archive. www.bowdoin.edu. 26 September 2018.
  22. News: Projects & Programs - Independent Media Institute. Independent Media Institute. 2018-10-10. en-US.
  23. Web site: It's a new day for AlterNet. Byrne. John. 9 April 2018. AlterNet. 9 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410021031/https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/raw-story-owners-buy-alternet. April 10, 2018.
  24. News: O'Reilly. Lara. April 10, 2018. CMO Today: Zuckerberg's Congress Hearing; P&G to Build Cross-Holding Company Creative Agency; Movie Theaters Go Upmarket. The Wall Street Journal. June 27, 2021. subscription. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410153940/https://www.wsj.com/articles/cmo-today-zuckerbergs-congress-hearing-p-g-to-build-cross-holding-company-creative-agency-movie-theaters-go-upmarket-1523360495. April 10, 2018.
  25. https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/about/ About
  26. Web site: Don Hazen - The New Press. thenewpress.com. 26 September 2018.
  27. Web site: L.A. confidential. Detroit Metro Times. 26 September 2018.
  28. Web site: Don Hazen - C-SPAN.org. www.c-span.org.
  29. Confab Seeks Cure for Journalism's 'Crisis'. Wired. 26 September 2018. Silverman. Jason.
  30. Web site: MIT CIS: Spotlight Archive. web.mit.edu. 26 September 2018.
  31. Web site: OJR article: The Wired Left Awakens. https://web.archive.org/web/20050422201203/http://www.ojr.org/ojr/ethics/1017782317.php. dead. 22 April 2005. 22 April 2005. 26 September 2018.
  32. Web site: Independent Media Institute - GuideStar Profile. guidestar.org. 26 September 2018.
  33. Web site: Sexual misconduct allegations against former Alternet executive editor Don Hazen. Anna. North. 22 December 2017. vox.com. 26 September 2018.
  34. 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
  35. Web site: Five Women Are Accusing A Top Left-Leaning Media Executive of Sexually Harassing Them. buzzfeed.com. 21 December 2017 . 26 September 2018.
  36. Web site: Don Hazen resigns as publisher of progressive news site AlterNet. 22 December 2017. rawstory.com.
  37. Web site: Episode 640 'Five Women' . 23 February 2018. . 26 September 2018.
  38. Web site: Several Women Accuse Progressive Media Executive Don Hazen of Sexual Harassment. Carla. Herreria. 22 December 2017. 26 September 2018 . HuffPost.
  39. Web site: Conflict in Context. 23 March 2018 . www.mediate.com. 26 September 2018.
  40. Web site: A Message from AlterNet's Board of Directors. 22 December 2017. 26 September 2018. AlterNet.
  41. [Webby Awards]
  42. Web site: Media Online: A Few Firms Thrive While Many Fail . 3 July 2001 . NPR.

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