1. Why Independent Media?
In Democracy Now's own words.
http://www.democracynow.org/about.shtml
2. What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream
From a talk at Z Media Institute June 1997
By Noam Chomsky
http://www.beyondtv.org/undercurrents/page.php/39/soma/
3. In Seattle's Aftermath: Linux, Independent Media, and the Survival of Democracy
By Bryan Pfaffenberger
http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/1999121401604PS