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RINF Alternative News is a daily updated source for under-reported news and current events. Heavy focus is placed on human rights issues and political dissent.
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[edit] History
Created in 2004, RINF Alternative News exclusively presented rare video footage which mainly included anti-war rallies, protests and demonstrations.
Site founder, Mick Meaney, a British web developer, aimed to give activists an additional channel to promote a range of issues via the site by focusing on uniting groups through their common aims and synergies. Among the groups supported by the site, the Stop the War Coalition, the NO2ID campaign[1] and various climate change groups were, and still are, heavily promoted.
Another aim of the site was to allow visitors to interact with famed authors, film makers and reporters. These included interactive interviews and monologues with best selling author, Jon Ronson, peace activist Brian Haw, BBC reporter Martin Bell as well as other personalities.
With the advent of video sharing web sites, RINF Alternative News turned its attention towards journalists and bloggers who were often ignored by the corporate media, usually from war torn regions and countries with strict human rights records.
[edit] Open Publishing
In late 2008 RINF Alternative News officially became an 'Open Publishing' web site, allowing whistleblowers, activists and members of the public to create content anonymously.
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[edit] External links
- RINF Alternative News
- New Host Launches for Dissident Sites – The Web Host Industry Review
- Interview with RINF founder, Mick Meaney
