Top Independent Journalists
and
Alternative Media You Can Rely On
"On the campaign trail and during his previous administration, President-elect Donald Trump has frequently deployed violent language and threats against the media. His election to a second term in office marks a dangerous moment for American journalism and global press freedom." -Reporters Without Borders
"To get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news and I don't mind that so much."
"One of the things I'm going to do if I win, and I hope we do and we're certainly leading. I'm going to open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money. We're going to open up those libel laws. So when The New York Times writes a hit piece which is a total disgrace or when The Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning because they're totally protected."
"I think the political press is among the most dishonest people that I have ever met, I have to tell you. I see the stories, and I see the way they’re couched."
"It’s fake news. It’s totally fake news. Made up. Fake. We went through the same stories. You could have asked me the same questions four years ago. I had to litigate this and talk about it. Totally fake news. No."
"The press is doing everything within their power to fight the magnificence of the phrase, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! They can’t stand the fact that this Administration has done more than virtually any other Administration in its first 2yrs. They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!" (Posted to Twitter/X; no corrections made.)
"Why should NBC, or any of the other corrupt & dishonest media companies, be entitled to use the very valuable airwaves of the USA, FREE?"
Journalists
Jenny Cohn
- Blog (Losing My Perspicacity)
- Medium
- Twitter/X
- Bluesky
- Threads
- Google Books (Sidelined: Sports, Culture, and Being A Woman In America)
- TikTok
- TransLash Media
- Twitter/X
- Bluesky
- Threads
- TikTok
- Podcast (The Mess: Imara's Guide to Our Political Hellscape) -Apple; Browser; Spotify
- YouTube
- Email/contact
Jim Stewartson
Andrew Wortman
Independent, Nonprofit, and/or Alternative News Outlets
The 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy.
- Left bias
- MBFC¹ credibility rating: High credibility
The Associated Press is a nonprofit news agency. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily papers, and radio and television broadcasters.
- Left-center bias
- MBFC¹ credibility rating: High credibility
The Intercept is a left-wing nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts.
- Left bias
- MBFC¹ credibility rating: High credibility
- MBFC¹ rated The Intercept as having "mostly factual" reporting due to previous censorship of writers, but currently, The Intercept is rated as a credible news outlet
National Public Radio (NPR) is a nonprofit public broadcasting organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of more than 1,000 public radio stations in the U.S. Unlike other nonprofit news organizations, NPR stands out, in that it was established by an act of Congress, via the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Public Broadcasting Act intended to support educational, cultural, and instructional in public radio and television.
- Left-center bias
- MBFC¹ credibility rating: High credibility
ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
- Left-center bias
- MBFC¹ credibility rating: High credibility
¹MBFC = Media Bias/Fact Check
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**This list is in no way intended to be an exhaustive list of independent journalists and/or nonprofit news organizations.
*** Information regarding political bias, credibility, etc., and charts labeled "FACTUAL REPORTING" are created and published by Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) Their methodology is explained on their website, and on Wikipedia.
