Some really interesting alternative media has been developing on the Internet in recent years and I wanted to blog a little about them so hopefully other people can get to know about them more.

Democracy Now is a free online TV news service broadcasting for 1 hour a day. It claims to be independent unembedded media that challenges the mainstream media and an 'exception to the rulers'. You can watch each show daily or search their archive for interviews and subjects. Each show focuses on only 1-3 subjects in detail and after watching it is quite clear what a breath of fresh it is. It really makes you realise how uninformative a supposedly respectable organisation like the BBC is.
http://www.democracynow.org

The Real News "will investigate, report and debate stories that help us understand the critical issues of our time. We won't blindly follow wire services or official press releases that attempt to set the news agenda. We will cover the big stories of the day, but we will broaden the definition of what's important."
http://www.therealnews.com  

Znet media is a collective of the best in independent journalism from around the world but with a slight US focus. Its by far the best and most critical source of journalism to be found on the internet and was created by economics visionary Michael Albert who had been inspired by his lecturer Noam Chomsky at MIT.
http://www.zcommunications.org/znet

MediaLens aims to 'correct the distorted vision of corporate media', it also ignores the soft tabloid targets and goes straight for organisations such at the BBC, Guardian and Independent UK media.
http://www.medialens.org