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Hi! I was browsing an anarchist news site, I think it was anarchistnews.org, and I came across a term I've never heard of, describing alternative/independent media. It was like Counterinformation, or countermedia, something like that. Basically news that very underground and not mainstream. Does anybody know the term I'm thinking of?

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[–] mech@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

grassroots journalism
counter-culture media
open publishing

[–] sinewyshadow@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

It was Counterinfo I found out.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

tendentious milieu, or mircomilieu

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

I like the sound of tendentious milieu, it has a pleasing cadence.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

I dont have the name but I am also seeing a form of journalism which is fast and moving. Stuff that may get taken down so it hosted for a short time then moved and shared.

It’s an interesting time.

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Are you perhaps thinking of Counterculture?