The Independent Media Center (also known as Indymedia or IMC) is a global open publishing network of journalist collectives that report on political and social issues. It originated during the Seattle anti-WTO protests worldwide in 1999 and remains closely associated with the global justice movement, which criticizes neo-liberalism and its associated institutions. Indymedia uses democratic media process that allows anybody to contribute.
Aims
According to the umbrella homepage, "Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage." It aims to be an alternative to government and corporate media, and seeks to facilitate people being able to publish their media as directly as possible. The homepage is currently displaying articles from 2013, suggesting a lack of updates.
History
The first Indymedia project was started in late November 1999 to report on protests against the WTO meeting that took place in Seattle, Washington, and to act as an alternative media source. This followed a successful experiment in June that year, reporting the events of the Carnival Against Capitalism in London, UK. The Media team there used software and unmediated reports from protest participants. The open publishing script was first developed by video activists in Sydney, Australia.
"Even more importantly, a group of hackers in Sydney, Australia, had written a special piece of software for live updating of the webpage devoted to their local J18 event. Six months later, this “Active Software” would be used in the American city of Seattle, as the foundation of the Indymedia project– a multiperspectival instrument of political information and dialogue for the twenty-first century"
2019 Entrepreneurial Excellence: Social Venture Award Finalist
Serve as change agents by creating and implementing sustainable solutions to reshape society, benefit humanity, and address social concerns.
The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the Champaign County area. Learn more at ucimc.org.
http://innovationcelebration.com
published: 01 Apr 2019
What would a world without independent media look like?
Without the work of independent journalists providing us with reliable information, who would report on issues of public interest, denounce wrongdoings, social inequalities and unpunished crimes? Protecting journalists and independent journalism is not only a concern for journalists. It’s a concern for all. Journalism makes an impact on people’s lives. It is key in advancing human rights and has a basic function to hold the powerful accountable. The information that journalists provide to us is a public good which needs public support.
Learn more about how UNESCO protects freedom of expression and the safety of journalists, visit:
https://en.unesco.org/themes/safety-journalists
#PressFreedom
#ProtectJournalists
published: 14 Sep 2021
The Future of the IMC and Independent Media Center
Danielle Chynoweth and Sascha Meinrath lead a discussion about the future of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center.
published: 15 Oct 2015
Independent Media In a Time of War and Elections
Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman celebrates Berkeley's Free Speech Movement with a blistering critique of the mainstream media's coverage of US interventions around the world in in this talk entitled "Fomenting Democracy: Independent Media in a Time of War and Elections." Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [3/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8467]
published: 25 Apr 2008
Legal defence of Crimean independent media. Ukraine Crisis Media Center, 1st of April 2015
Topic: “Legal defence of Crimean independent media in international courts. Launch of Crimea Action Group”
Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the aide department to the President’s envoy on the Crimean Tatars affairs, coordinator at Сrimean Stretagic Research Institute
Serhiy Petukhov, lawyer, lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, co-founder of Ismail Gaspirali Crimea Studies
Serhiy Kostynsky, advisor to the Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine, expert at the Crimean Strategic Research Institute
published: 01 Apr 2015
Elections 2020 Independent Media Center of CEC starts operating
A Herstory of Low Power FM (LPFM radio and the Independent Media Center in Urbana IL.
Danielle Chynoweth, Mark Enslin and Jacob Barton talk about the creation, design and history of the Independent Media Center (IMC) and LPFM radio station in Urbana IL. Danielle also tells her-story about how LPFM access has transformed in the last several years throughout the United States and its possibilities for generating independent media today.
published: 30 Oct 2013
OPENING OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER TAKES PLACE IN BAKU
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the opening of the Independent Media Center for coverage of the presidential election process.
After the opening ceremony, the CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov gave a press conference and said that all conditions have been created for transparent and democratic elections.
The Media Center has been provided with high speed internet.
According to Panahov, on the Election Day, 5,145,000 voters will be able to vote at 5,491 polling stations functioning across the country and in Azerbaijani embassies, consulates and diplomatic representations. 20% of them are equipped with webcams; 40,000 election observers have been registered, including 1,300 international observers from 50 organizations.
Regarding the arguments taking place duri...
published: 04 Oct 2013
Azerbaijani CEC Chairman visits "Election - 2024" Independent Media Center
2019 Entrepreneurial Excellence: Social Venture Award Finalist
Serve as change agents by creating and implementing sustainable solutions to reshape society, ben...
2019 Entrepreneurial Excellence: Social Venture Award Finalist
Serve as change agents by creating and implementing sustainable solutions to reshape society, benefit humanity, and address social concerns.
The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the Champaign County area. Learn more at ucimc.org.
http://innovationcelebration.com
2019 Entrepreneurial Excellence: Social Venture Award Finalist
Serve as change agents by creating and implementing sustainable solutions to reshape society, benefit humanity, and address social concerns.
The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the Champaign County area. Learn more at ucimc.org.
http://innovationcelebration.com
Without the work of independent journalists providing us with reliable information, who would report on issues of public interest, denounce wrongdoings, social ...
Without the work of independent journalists providing us with reliable information, who would report on issues of public interest, denounce wrongdoings, social inequalities and unpunished crimes? Protecting journalists and independent journalism is not only a concern for journalists. It’s a concern for all. Journalism makes an impact on people’s lives. It is key in advancing human rights and has a basic function to hold the powerful accountable. The information that journalists provide to us is a public good which needs public support.
Learn more about how UNESCO protects freedom of expression and the safety of journalists, visit:
https://en.unesco.org/themes/safety-journalists
#PressFreedom
#ProtectJournalists
Without the work of independent journalists providing us with reliable information, who would report on issues of public interest, denounce wrongdoings, social inequalities and unpunished crimes? Protecting journalists and independent journalism is not only a concern for journalists. It’s a concern for all. Journalism makes an impact on people’s lives. It is key in advancing human rights and has a basic function to hold the powerful accountable. The information that journalists provide to us is a public good which needs public support.
Learn more about how UNESCO protects freedom of expression and the safety of journalists, visit:
https://en.unesco.org/themes/safety-journalists
#PressFreedom
#ProtectJournalists
Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman celebrates Berkeley's Free Speech Movement with a blistering critique of the mainstream media's coverage of US interventions around...
Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman celebrates Berkeley's Free Speech Movement with a blistering critique of the mainstream media's coverage of US interventions around the world in in this talk entitled "Fomenting Democracy: Independent Media in a Time of War and Elections." Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [3/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8467]
Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman celebrates Berkeley's Free Speech Movement with a blistering critique of the mainstream media's coverage of US interventions around the world in in this talk entitled "Fomenting Democracy: Independent Media in a Time of War and Elections." Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [3/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8467]
Topic: “Legal defence of Crimean independent media in international courts. Launch of Crimea Action Group”
Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the aide department to the...
Topic: “Legal defence of Crimean independent media in international courts. Launch of Crimea Action Group”
Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the aide department to the President’s envoy on the Crimean Tatars affairs, coordinator at Сrimean Stretagic Research Institute
Serhiy Petukhov, lawyer, lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, co-founder of Ismail Gaspirali Crimea Studies
Serhiy Kostynsky, advisor to the Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine, expert at the Crimean Strategic Research Institute
Topic: “Legal defence of Crimean independent media in international courts. Launch of Crimea Action Group”
Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the aide department to the President’s envoy on the Crimean Tatars affairs, coordinator at Сrimean Stretagic Research Institute
Serhiy Petukhov, lawyer, lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, co-founder of Ismail Gaspirali Crimea Studies
Serhiy Kostynsky, advisor to the Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine, expert at the Crimean Strategic Research Institute
Danielle Chynoweth, Mark Enslin and Jacob Barton talk about the creation, design and history of the Independent Media Center (IMC) and LPFM radio station in Urb...
Danielle Chynoweth, Mark Enslin and Jacob Barton talk about the creation, design and history of the Independent Media Center (IMC) and LPFM radio station in Urbana IL. Danielle also tells her-story about how LPFM access has transformed in the last several years throughout the United States and its possibilities for generating independent media today.
Danielle Chynoweth, Mark Enslin and Jacob Barton talk about the creation, design and history of the Independent Media Center (IMC) and LPFM radio station in Urbana IL. Danielle also tells her-story about how LPFM access has transformed in the last several years throughout the United States and its possibilities for generating independent media today.
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the opening of the Independent Media Center for coverage of the presidential election process.
Af...
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the opening of the Independent Media Center for coverage of the presidential election process.
After the opening ceremony, the CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov gave a press conference and said that all conditions have been created for transparent and democratic elections.
The Media Center has been provided with high speed internet.
According to Panahov, on the Election Day, 5,145,000 voters will be able to vote at 5,491 polling stations functioning across the country and in Azerbaijani embassies, consulates and diplomatic representations. 20% of them are equipped with webcams; 40,000 election observers have been registered, including 1,300 international observers from 50 organizations.
Regarding the arguments taking place during presidential debates aired live on the Public television, Panahov described the situation as "usual" for the civilized world, and also linked it to the level of intellect of the candidates.
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the opening of the Independent Media Center for coverage of the presidential election process.
After the opening ceremony, the CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov gave a press conference and said that all conditions have been created for transparent and democratic elections.
The Media Center has been provided with high speed internet.
According to Panahov, on the Election Day, 5,145,000 voters will be able to vote at 5,491 polling stations functioning across the country and in Azerbaijani embassies, consulates and diplomatic representations. 20% of them are equipped with webcams; 40,000 election observers have been registered, including 1,300 international observers from 50 organizations.
Regarding the arguments taking place during presidential debates aired live on the Public television, Panahov described the situation as "usual" for the civilized world, and also linked it to the level of intellect of the candidates.
Azerbaijani CEC Chairman visits "Election - 2024" Independent Media Center
Chairman of Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov has today ...
2019 Entrepreneurial Excellence: Social Venture Award Finalist
Serve as change agents by creating and implementing sustainable solutions to reshape society, benefit humanity, and address social concerns.
The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the Champaign County area. Learn more at ucimc.org.
http://innovationcelebration.com
Without the work of independent journalists providing us with reliable information, who would report on issues of public interest, denounce wrongdoings, social inequalities and unpunished crimes? Protecting journalists and independent journalism is not only a concern for journalists. It’s a concern for all. Journalism makes an impact on people’s lives. It is key in advancing human rights and has a basic function to hold the powerful accountable. The information that journalists provide to us is a public good which needs public support.
Learn more about how UNESCO protects freedom of expression and the safety of journalists, visit:
https://en.unesco.org/themes/safety-journalists
#PressFreedom
#ProtectJournalists
Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman celebrates Berkeley's Free Speech Movement with a blistering critique of the mainstream media's coverage of US interventions around the world in in this talk entitled "Fomenting Democracy: Independent Media in a Time of War and Elections." Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [3/2004] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8467]
Topic: “Legal defence of Crimean independent media in international courts. Launch of Crimea Action Group”
Arsen Zhumadilov, head of the aide department to the President’s envoy on the Crimean Tatars affairs, coordinator at Сrimean Stretagic Research Institute
Serhiy Petukhov, lawyer, lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, co-founder of Ismail Gaspirali Crimea Studies
Serhiy Kostynsky, advisor to the Minister of Information Policy of Ukraine, expert at the Crimean Strategic Research Institute
Danielle Chynoweth, Mark Enslin and Jacob Barton talk about the creation, design and history of the Independent Media Center (IMC) and LPFM radio station in Urbana IL. Danielle also tells her-story about how LPFM access has transformed in the last several years throughout the United States and its possibilities for generating independent media today.
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the opening of the Independent Media Center for coverage of the presidential election process.
After the opening ceremony, the CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov gave a press conference and said that all conditions have been created for transparent and democratic elections.
The Media Center has been provided with high speed internet.
According to Panahov, on the Election Day, 5,145,000 voters will be able to vote at 5,491 polling stations functioning across the country and in Azerbaijani embassies, consulates and diplomatic representations. 20% of them are equipped with webcams; 40,000 election observers have been registered, including 1,300 international observers from 50 organizations.
Regarding the arguments taking place during presidential debates aired live on the Public television, Panahov described the situation as "usual" for the civilized world, and also linked it to the level of intellect of the candidates.
The Independent Media Center (also known as Indymedia or IMC) is a global open publishing network of journalist collectives that report on political and social issues. It originated during the Seattle anti-WTO protests worldwide in 1999 and remains closely associated with the global justice movement, which criticizes neo-liberalism and its associated institutions. Indymedia uses democratic media process that allows anybody to contribute.
Aims
According to the umbrella homepage, "Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage." It aims to be an alternative to government and corporate media, and seeks to facilitate people being able to publish their media as directly as possible. The homepage is currently displaying articles from 2013, suggesting a lack of updates.
History
The first Indymedia project was started in late November 1999 to report on protests against the WTO meeting that took place in Seattle, Washington, and to act as an alternative media source. This followed a successful experiment in June that year, reporting the events of the Carnival Against Capitalism in London, UK. The Media team there used software and unmediated reports from protest participants. The open publishing script was first developed by video activists in Sydney, Australia.
"Even more importantly, a group of hackers in Sydney, Australia, had written a special piece of software for live updating of the webpage devoted to their local J18 event. Six months later, this “Active Software” would be used in the American city of Seattle, as the foundation of the Indymedia project– a multiperspectival instrument of political information and dialogue for the twenty-first century"
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