AlterNet

AlterNet

Infobox Website
name = AlterNet
favicon = http://www.alternet.org/favicon.ico



caption =
url = http://www.alternet.org/
commercial = No
type = news, political analysis & commentary
registration = Optional
owner = Independent Media Institute
author = Independent Media Institute
political = Left/Liberal/Progressivism
launch date = 1998
current status = Active
revenue =

AlterNet, a project of the non-profit Independent Media Institute, is a progressive/liberal news and opinion website that was launched in 1998 and claims a readership of over 1.7 million visitors per month. [http://alternet.org/about/ The Case for AlterNet] ] . It has been described by NPR as a "left-liberal news and opinion site". [http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/jul/010702.karr.html Media Online: A Few Firms Thrive While Many Fail] ] It publishes original content as well as journalism from a wide variety of other sources. AlterNet states that its mission is to "inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, and health care issues." [http://alternet.org/about/ The Case for AlterNet] ]

AlterNet's tagline is "The Mix is the Message."

Editorial philosophy and coverage

AlterNet publishes a combination of policy critiques, investigative reports and analysis, grassroots success stories and personal narratives. Their coverage emphasizes the discovery of workable solutions to social problems, and their editorial philosophy is "to uphold a commitment to fairness, equality and global stewardship, while making connections across generational, ethnic and issue lines." [http://alternet.org/about/ The Case for AlterNet] ]

Coverage is sub-divided into several categories, including Drug Reporter, EnviroHealth, ForeignPolicy, MediaCulture, Movie Mix, Rights & Liberties, War on Iraq, WireTap & WorkPlace.

Columnists

*Susie Bright
*Will Durst
*Sean Gonsalves
*Amy Goodman
*Chris Hedges
*Jim Hightower
*Arianna Huffington
*Earl Ofari Hutchinson
*Molly Ivins
*Mark Klempner
*Bill McKibben
*Annalee Newitz
*Rory O'Connor
*Robert Scheer
*Norman Solomon
*Matt Taibbi

Books

*" [http://www.thenewpress.com/index.php?option=com_title&task=view_title&metaproductid=1595 We the Media] ". 1997. ISBN 978-1-56584-380-6
*" [http://www.alternet.org/911book/ After 9/11: Solutions for a Saner World] ". 2002. ISBN 0963368710
*" [http://www.alternet.org/fivelies/ The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq] ". 2003. ISBN 1-58322-644-3
*" [http://www.chelseagreen.com/2005/items/startmakingsense Start Making Sense] ". 2005. ISBN 1-931498-84-9

Awards

* [http://www.webbyawards.com/ Webby Awards]
**Nominated: 2002, 2004
**Winner: 2003, 2005
* [http://www.utne.com/uipa/ Utne Independent Press Awards]
**Nominated: 2004, 2005
**Winner: 2002, 2003 (Reader's Choice)
*NPR'S five "best on the internet", 2001 [http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/jul/010702.karr.html Media Online: A Few Firms Thrive While Many Fail] ]

taff

*Don Hazen, executive director (IMI), executive editor (AlterNet)
*Liz Mullaney, associate publisher
*Jan Frel, Senior Editor
*Heather Gehlert, managing editor
*Tara Lohan, managing editor
*Adam Howard, associate editor and writer of PEEK

Funding

According to the guidestar, the top ten financial backers of the Independent Media Institute, over the record-keeping period from 2001-2005, are as follows:

*Nathan Cummings Foundation - - - - - - - - - $850,000
*David and Lucile Packard Foundation - - - - - $760,060
*Ford Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $733,000
*Open Society Institute - - - - - - - - - - - $355,000
*Rockefeller Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - $300,000
*Schumann Center for Media and Democracy - - - $285,000
*List Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $253,000
*Johnson Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - $252,818
*Arca Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $210,000
*Wallace Global Fund - - - - - - - - - - - - - $200,000
*McKay Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $185,000
*Surdna Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $165,000
*Mott Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $160,000
*Hewlett Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - $125,000
*Akonadi Foundation - - - - - - - - - - - - - $120,000
*Glaser Progress Foundation - - - - - - - - - $105,000

Each private foundation is extremely opaque and it is very difficult to discover who is putting the money in. In 2006, the net revenue for the Independent Media Institute was $1,264,748. Don Hazen's salary, according to Form 990, 2006, is $110,000 a year, and none of the other board positions are paid. (President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary and four other Directors).

ee also

News agency (alternative)

References

External links

* [http://www.alternet.org AlterNet.org]
* [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/521/309/2006-521309876-0356a00c-9.pdf]


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