With the consequences of peak oil and our global dependence on petroleum so severe and the situation so precarious, one might wonder why so few people seem to know about it. Because American mass media outlets - which produce our TV news programs and print our newspapers - are run as profit centers rather than as a public service, the media does not thoroughly or accurately inform the American people about the impact of our government's oil policies or even the dire predictions about global peak oil. And lacking proper information, we are woefully ill equipped to take action.
To learn more about the media impact and how you can support organizations currently working to provide mainstream media alternatives:
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
A progressive national media watch group and anti-censorship organization, FAIR offers criticism of media
bias and censorship and works to invigorate the First
Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the
press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize
public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. FAIR
believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to
break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish
independent public broadcasting and promote strong
non-profit sources of information.
Media Matters for America
A web-based, nonprofit progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media by systematically monitoring a cross-section of print, broadcast, cable, radio and Internet media outlets for conservative misinformation - news or commentary that is not accurate, reliable, or credible and that forwards the conservative agenda - every day, in real time.
Alternative Media Watch
A web-based resource for alternative newspapers and publications currently available. Includes a selection of alternative media articles and an extensive database of international progressive media.
Alternative Press Index
A non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press in the United States and around the world.
MediaChannel
A media issues website, featuring criticism, breaking news and investigative reporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide. As the media watch the world, MediaChannel watches the media.
