Z Communications

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Z Communications is a politically progressive left-wing, journalism-intensive, media group, founded in 1987 by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent. Its publications include Z Magazine, ZNet, Z Media, and Z Video. Z Communications is based out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Regular contributors to Z Communications publications include Noam Chomsky, Alexander Cockburn, Tim Wise, Ward Churchill, Amira Hass, Norman Solomon, Robert Fisk, John Pilger, Howard Zinn, Edward S. Herman, Anthony Arnove, and Eleanor Bader, (and occasionally) Barbara Ehrenreich, and "Mickey Z".

1 Publications and organizations
2 See also
3 External links

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Publications and organizations

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Z Magazine

Z Magazine (formerly Zeta) was founded in 1987 by two of the co-founders of South End Press, Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent. It is an independent monthly magazine focusing on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the United States and considered to be extremely left-wing by US standards. It is published in print and on-line.

Claiming to be an extensive resource for people concerned about justice, peace, compassion, the environment and humanity, many writers averse to mainstream media have found Z Magazine open to the expression of counterculture and progressive ideas. The magazine has much original, provocative and significant information that is missing from the mainstream media.

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Z Net

Founded in 1995, Z net is a large website updated many times daily to "convey information and provide community", generally focusing on politics from a radical left-wing perspective. It claims a readership of over a quarter of a million people a week, and features diverse "watch" context focus on hot-topic issues, sub-sites, translations, archives, links to other progressive sites, and a daily commentary program.

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Z Media Institute

Founded in 1994, Z Media Institute provides classes and other sessions in how to start and produce alternative media, how to understand mainstream and alternative media better, how to enhance organising skills and knowledge, and how to better comprehend and develop radical theory, strategy, and vision.

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