Independent & Worker-Owned Media
Publishers on ponder that operate outside the corporate media machine — worker-owned newsrooms owned by their journalists, and independent nonprofits and magazines doing longform reporting and essays. Support them directly.
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AeonIndependent
Nonprofit publisher of longform essays on ideas, philosophy, and science.
101 articles7 reads★ 6.8 avg
ProPublicaIndependent
Nonprofit newsroom producing investigative journalism in the public interest.
58 articles30 reads★ 8.6 avg
Mother JonesIndependent
Nonprofit magazine of investigative and political reporting.
28 articles14 reads★ 8.2 avg
Pioneer WorksIndependent
Broadcast, the online journal of the Brooklyn nonprofit arts center Pioneer Works.
21 articles12 reads★ 7.6 avg
n+1Independent
Independent magazine of literature, politics, and culture.
17 articles3 reads
The InterceptIndependent
Adversarial investigative journalism, as an independent nonprofit.
14 articles7 reads★ 7.0 avg
The BafflerIndependent
Nonprofit magazine of cultural and political criticism.
14 articles2 reads★ 7.0 avg
NOEMAIndependent
Magazine of longform ideas from the Berggruen Institute.
14 articles
The Marshall ProjectIndependent
Nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system.
10 articles5 reads★ 8.4 avg
DefectorWorker-Owned
Worker-owned sports and culture site founded by former Deadspin staff.
7 articles1 read
404 MediaWorker-Owned
Journalist-owned reporting on technology, hacking, and the internet.
6 articles8 reads★ 8.0 avg
GristIndependent
Nonprofit newsroom covering climate, justice, and solutions.
5 articles1 read★ 7.0 avg
Current AffairsIndependent
Independent magazine of politics, culture, and left essays.
4 articles5 reads★ 8.3 avg
The NationIndependent
Independent magazine of politics and culture, founded 1865.
4 articles
The PuddingIndependent
Independent, data-driven visual essays on culture.
3 articles5 reads★ 7.8 avg
Rest of WorldIndependent
Nonprofit reporting on technology beyond the Western world.
3 articles2 reads★ 8.0 avg
BoltsIndependent
Nonprofit magazine on democracy, elections, and criminal justice.
2 articles1 read★ 6.0 avg
Dissent MagazineIndependent
Nonprofit quarterly of politics and ideas from the left.
2 articles
SequencerWorker-Owned
Writer-owned popular science magazine founded by science journalists.
1 article
19th NewsIndependent
Nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics, and policy.
1 article
JacobinIndependent
Independent magazine of socialist politics and essays.
1 article
Boston ReviewIndependent
Nonprofit magazine of ideas, politics, and culture.
1 article
Talking Points MemoIndependent
Independent, subscriber-funded political journalism.
0 articles
Assigned MediaIndependent
Independent watchdog on anti-trans misinformation.
0 articles
In These TimesIndependent
Nonprofit magazine covering labor and progressive politics.
0 articles