SOCIAL CHANGE MEDIA
MOTHER JONES
UTNE
Smart, thorough, probing media are an essential ingredient to a successful democracy, but in recent years steady consolidation of the mainstream media,
"Utne is a Reader’s Digest for the next generation, and its vision is to help make the world a little greener and a little kinder."
ERIC UTNE |
together with the recent trend of slashing newsroom staffing and budgets, have put corporate agendas far ahead of the public’s interest. To fight this, independent media organizations such as Utne Reader, Mother Jones, and The Nation are inspiring and informing progressive change by staying devoted to journalistic ideals, often covering stories that traditional media won't touch.
When Mother Jones magazine was launched in 1976, the country was ready for a publication that featured investigative reporting on the great unelected power wielders of our time—multinational corporations. Mother Jones reporters have consistently broken stories well ahead of the media pack, earning a substantial readership and the respect of both independents and the mainstream. The steady support of the SVN community continues to be enormously helpful to Mother Jones as it surfs the waves of change in media.
Utne Reader, founded in 1984 by Eric Utne, has also been a leading voice for the alternative and independent press, bringing readers the other side of the story on issues from the environment to the economy and politics to pop culture. Utne provokes thought and inspires action by offering the best of the independent press as well as original writing. "Utne is a Reader’s Digest for the next generation," Eric Utne says, "and its vision is to help make the world a little greener and a little kinder." Through Utne Salons, in which readers connect with each other for conversation and inspiration, Utne has spurred the creation of businesses, schools and cultural partnerships. Utne credits SVN with keeping him inspired and helping with practical concerns. "SVN was where I learned business from my fellow entrepreneurs," he says. "Investors, advertisers and some of our best story ideas all came from SVN."
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