In our society where hierarchy has been internalized by most, keeping an egalitarian organization going for three years is a success story in itself.
The
closure of New Standard News is a significant loss for both the
independent media ecology, and for citizens who use independent media
to stay informed about current events and social issues.It's official, as of Friday April 27th 2007 The Newstandard (TNS) officially ceased operations. This is a significant loss for both theindependent media ecology, and for citizens who use independent mediato stay informed about current events and social issues.
Living
up to it's name The Newstandard truly redefined what independent media
can be. For several years TNS made good on its' mission to provide
"bold, hard-hitting daily news coverage, providing a vetted forum for
the voices and issues often ignored in the establishment news
arena...(while) managed by a collective of journalists and published by
a reader-funded nonprofit organization". A closure look at this mission
reveals the multifarious ways TNS broke the independent media mold.
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