Do you know any independent written news sources? (lemmy.zip)

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Definition of independent for the purposes of this question: source is not owned by a for-profit corporation, is not financially backed by any billionaire (either directly or via foundation or nonprofit organization) and is not financed by any national government (even if run without oversight).

It can have any perceived bias or political leaning.

Edit: Just to add it has to be written in English.

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Axios and The Intercept don’t fit this description. The Intercept is by billionaire Pierre Omidyar.

Personally, I would exclude Poynter as well: https://lemmy.ml/post/21254456/14262179

MB/FC is worse than random, so rolling dice would be better. MB/FC & Poynter reliably favor imperial core corporate, NGO, and state-affiliated media.

My thoughts on developing real media literacy.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I just checked on Axios and it's owned and ran by the billionaire Cox family.

James Cox Kennedy (born November 29, 1947) is an American media executive and the current chair of Cox Enterprises, the conglomerate founded by his grandfather, James M. Cox. According to the 2017 Forbes billionaires list, he is the 105th-richest person in the world, the 37th-richest person in the United States, and the richest person in the state of Georgia.

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