User:DMZ403/The Real News
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| The Real News | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Independent World Television |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Slogan | "The future depends on knowing" |
| Broadcast area | Global |
| Headquarters |  Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | Independent World Television |
| Website | http://therealnews.com/ |
| Internet Television | |
| WWW | TheRealNews.com |
| YouTube | The Real News User Page |
The Real News Network is a non-profit English-language news and documentary network focused on providing independent, viewer-supported journalism. The project is member supported and does not accept advertising or government or corporate funding.
The project was founded by Paul Jay, former Executive Director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation debate program counterSpin and Gemini award-winning documentary filmmaker. [1] Jay describes the project as an attempt to "change the economics of journalism".[2].
Members of the International Founding Committee of the parent organization Independent World Television include Lewis Lapham, Gore Vidal, Amy Goodman, Naomi Klein, and Howard Zinn.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Truth will be Televised", POV Magazine. Fall 2007. http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=455&thisview=item
- ^ http://www.therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=174&thisview=item
- ^ http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=189&thisview=item. Accessed: Feb 2, 2008
