Independent and alternative media are forms of media that are operating without government supervision, rather a free media platform, to some extent.
Even though they own their content and they are free to do it however they want, these media outlets are limited by the internet, as they do not own the internet and therefore their websites. Therefore in some ways, independent and alternative media are limited as the government and the military are the ones that own the internet.
Although some people may refer to such media as “unprofessional”, however its widespread use make it what it is. People refer to such media for news and information that is democratized (Forde, 2011).
Forde, S. (2011). Chapter 1: Understanding alternative and ‘independent’ journalism
[read excerpts]. In Challenging the News: The Journalism of Alternative and Community
Media. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from:
https://www.macmillanihe.com/resources/sample-chapters/9780230243569_sample.pdf
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