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Countering the mainstream at the Park Center for Independent Media.
News In Independent Media
Canada’s Indigenous Genocide Is Ongoing
The recovery of mass and unmarked graves at former Indian residential school sites in recent weeks has released a...
‘Vaccine Equity Is Urgent,’ Say Experts as Delta Variant Ravages Poor Nations
The rapid global spread of the so-called Delta variant—a highly contagious strain of Covid-19 now present in...
Will Biden Be Forced to Give Up What Some Say is His Best Shot at Tackling Climate Change?
Much of the debate over President Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal has been over its $2 trillion price tag. But...
The GOP Has Declared a War on Protests
MIAMI — A black SUV, part of a Cubans for Trump caravan, rams into Jonathan Gartrelle, a Black Lives...
Events
Flash Flaherty Book Launch with Coeditor Patricia Zimmermann
On April 29 the Park Center for Independent Media and The Flaherty hosted the international launch of Scott MacDonald and Patricia R. Zimmermann’s new book Flash Flaherty: Tales From A Film Seminar (Indiana, 2021). Attended by...
A Conversation with Boots Riley: “Democracy at Work!” 04/15
The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) in collaboration with Cornell University's Industry Labor Relations School presents: A Conversation with Boots Riley: “Democracy at Work!” Boots Riley is a musician, labor activist and director of the critically acclaimed...
Izzy Award Ceremony Will Honor Truthout, Liliana Segura, and Tim Schwab on 4/27
The Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM) at Ithaca College has announced that this year’s Izzy Award “for outstanding achievement in independent media” will be shared by a publication and two journalists who undertook trailblazing and intrepid reporting...
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Student Work
PCIM Sponsors Summer Internships For Eight Students in 2021
Each year, the Park Center for Independent Media sponsors students to work with independent media outlets and immerse themselves in non-corporate media production and distribution systems. Through the center’s internship program, students get the opportunity to...
“Home is Here” Documentary by PCIM Intern Julien Sobel
“Home is Here” explores the life of Dolores, an undocumented farmworker in Upstate New York, as she talks about her experiences, her struggles, and the work she is doing to help others in situations similar to hers. The 26-minute documentary broadcasted...
The Indy Brief
The Gig Economy’s Health Toll
July 27, 2021 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief. Subscribe for a weekly selection of news stories from journalists operating outside traditional corporate systems. The Headlines The Edge The Health Effects of the Gig Economy Pegasus...
Media’s Opioid Crisis and ‘Critical Race Theory’
July 20, 2021 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief. Subscribe for a weekly selection of news stories from journalists operating outside traditional corporate systems. The Headlines The Edge Why Media Is Complicit in the Ongoing Opioid...