independent media
Book review writing guide
Tips and advice on how to write a review of a book or pamphlet.
Book reviews. If you write or publish anything reviews can be a gain or a pain. Even the pain of negative feedback can sometimes help. To readers they can be a warning, a source of information, or the leaping-off point for research and discussion. Just like there never seems to be enough books in the world, there's never enough reviewers, and it's a good way to develop critical writing skills.
Interview conducting guide
Tips and advice on carrying out interviews with people for articles, publications, books, etc.
Interviews can be a useful tool to aid publishing and media efforts. Think of them as an opportunity to get information you don't already know. It is a particularly useful way of relieving the pressure on people intensely involved in a particular struggle who don't have the time to report on their activities and perspectives.
News report writing guide
A guide to writing news stories for the independent and alternative media.
The first thing to remember about reporting for a libertarian or anarchist newspaper or magazine is that it is not propaganda.
About the CPE France blog
A short article explaining what libcom.org's coverage of the anti-CPE movement and what you can do to help.
libcom.org/blog, has been set up to offer the most comprehensive English-language coverage of the wave of students’ and young people’s protests which has swept France this week.
Interview: Anarchism, the USSR, alternative media and Belarus
The Anarchist Federation interviews two members of the Belarusian Anarchist Federation (BAF).
The AF recently hosted a meeting of the International of Anarchist Federations. Two comrades, Pauluk and Maryna, from the BAF, an organisation applying to join the International, attended the meeting and made a presentation on the situation in their country at the 2005 London Anarchist Bookfair.
Independent media guide
A guide with advice and information on developing your own media, from online and printed publications to speeches, flyposting and more.
