Z Communications

Z Communications is a left-wing activist-oriented media group founded in 1986 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent.[1] It is, in broad terms, ideologically libertarian socialist, anticapitalist, and heavily influenced by participatory economics, although much of its content is focused on critical commentary of foreign affairs. Its publications include Z Magazine, ZNet, and Z Video.[2]

Publications and organizations

Z Magazine (formerly Zeta) was established in 1987 by two of the co-founders of South End Press, Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent. It is published in print and on-line. Contributors to the magazine include Noam Chomsky,[3] Edward S. Herman,[4] Mike Kuhlenbeck,[5] Jack Rasmas,[6] Paul Street[7], Patrick Bond[8] and Kevin Zeese.[9] Articles written by Chomsky have been republished in the New Statesman.[3][10]

Founded in 1995, Z Net (also known as ZNet and Z Communications) is a website with contributors that include Noam Chomsky,[11][12][13] Eduardo Galeano,[11] Boris Kagarlitsky,[11] Edward Said,[11] Chris Spannos[14] and Kevin Zeese[9][15]. John Pilger has described it as one of the best news sources online.[11] Rene Milan of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies called the site a rich source of information about participism.[16] The site was mentioned in the 2007 film Shooter.[17][18]

Founded in 1994, Z Media Institute provides classes and other sessions in how to start and produce alternative media, how to better understand media, and how to develop organising skills.[19] The institute has hosted Stephen Shalom presentations on parpolity a number of times.[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Max Elbaum. Revolution in the air: sixties radicals turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. London, England, UK; New York, New York, USA: Verso, 2002. p. 296.
  2. ↑ Joshua D. Atkinson, Alternative Media and Politics of Resistance: A Communication Perspective (Peter Lang, 2010), ISBN 978-1433105173, pp. 88-90. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Chomsky, Noam. "Judge the US by deeds, not words". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Herman, Edward S. "Krugman, Putin and the New York Times". Dissent Voice. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Workers getting burned by McDonald's greed". Peoples World. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Exit Stage Right (Brexit) and Left (Grexit)". TeleSur. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Street, Paul. "Name That System and/or Work to Overthrow It". TeleSur. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  8. ↑ https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/south-africas-junk-credit-rating-was-avoided-but-at-the-cost-of-junk-analysis/
  9. 1 2 "Kevin Zeese's". Z Communication. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Chomsky, Noam. "Is this really a grand Nato victory?". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Pilger, John. "John Pilger prefers the web to TV news - it's more honest online". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chomsky's Bio Info". Z Net. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. ↑ ""Good News," Iraq & Beyond, Part 1". Z Net. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Insurrection Debated". Adbusters. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Zeese, Kevin. "U.S.A.: Mobilizing Against Halliburton, the "Poster Child for War Profiteering"". CorpWatch. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Milan, Rene. "The Vision Thing". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  17. ↑ Stevens, Dana. "Top Gun". Slate. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Pilger, John. "John Pilger offers a reading list to counter Reagan". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Berger, Dan; Cornell, Andy. "Ten Questions for Movement Building". Monthly Review. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  20. ↑ Doherty, Alex. "The Politics Of A Good Society". New Left Project. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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