independent media

Armed gunmen attack Palestine Workers' Radio

Ed — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:15:25 +0000

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights strongly condemns an attack launched on offices of Palestinian Workers Radio, which falls under the scope of repeated attacks on media intuitions by armed Palestinian groups. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), represented by the Attorney-General, to investigate this crime and bring its perpetrators to justice.

Media and publicity guide

Steven. — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:42:03 +0000

A guide to setting up and running stalls

libcom — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:03:03 +0000

Why set up a stall?
Setting up a literature table at events is a lot of work; why should you put so much energy into this? Answers:

A. Tabling makes money
B. Tabling provides outreach for your group
C. Tabling provides activity for members looking for something to do.

Pirate radio guide

libcom — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:57:41 +0000

Many people still assume that an FM broadcast station consists of rooms full of equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars. The Micropower Broadcasting, Free Radio Movement has shown this to be untrue.

Flyposting guide

libcom — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:46:42 +0000

Why flypost?
Why not? Why be shy about what you want to say to the world? Almost all the information that reaches people in our society about the world around us goes through channels ('the media') which are controlled and mostly owned by people with a huge vested interest in keeping society how it is.

Guide to starting your own zine

Steven. — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:41:42 +0000

Are you ready to do a zine?

Setting up a newsletter - technical guide

Steven. — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:35:14 +0000

A. Getting started
1) Order some of the materials mentioned at the end of this article so that you will have them in time for your first meeting.

Guide to setting up a local newsletter

Steven. — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:28:08 +0000

Organise a meeting

Book review writing guide

Steven. — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:35:00 +0000

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

Steven. — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:32:43 +0000

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

Steven. — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:30:39 +0000

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

libcom — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:51:35 +0000

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

libcom — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:12:28 +0000

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

Steven. — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:36:27 +0000