News & Media
106 sites
Subcategories:
- Zines & E-zines (82)
- Independent Media (24)
https://geoz.one/zines
GEOZONe is an archive of radical geographic zines and print ephemera, collecting over 80 titles that explore themes like abolition, urban geography, climate politics, housing justice, and community mapping. The collection spans deeply political and experimental works, from strike zines to queer school charters to guides on gentrification, making it a remarkable repository for radical geography enthusiasts and activists.
https://libguides.olympic.edu/Zines/Archives
A research guide from Olympic College Libraries compiling major physical and digital zine archives, from the Barnard Zine Library to the Queer Zine Archive Project and the Library of Congress Zine Web Archive. Students and researchers exploring zine culture will find curated links to hundreds of self-published works covering politics, art, creative writing, and counter-culture movements.
https://leveretstar.com/
Leveretstar is a newly launched personal digital outpost with a space-themed aesthetic, built around a blog and a growing collection of personal pages. The site is still early in development, with a to-do list hinting at future sections covering interests, media, dreams, and ethics.
https://anordinaryriot.com/
An Ordinary Riot is a free zine offering community-based frameworks for responding to sexual violence and abuse without involving police or the state. It covers topics from supporting survivors to navigating callouts, and is available as free PDF downloads in both ebook and printable booklet formats.
https://littlemouse.fun/zines.html
Littlemouse.fun hosts a curated collection of printable and screen-readable zines covering anarchism, trans DIY HRT guides, anti-nationalism, abolitionism, and meditation, alongside a few original works by the site creator. The collection is a thoughtfully assembled radical library with both self-authored zines and formatted reprints of influential texts, complete with print-ready PDF layouts in letter and A4 sizes.
http://alligatorzine.be/
Alligatorzine is a Belgian alternative press e-zine featuring an impressive roster of over 100 international poets, writers, and artists including Jerome Rothenberg, Gary Snyder, Rosmarie Waldrop, and Cecilia Vicuna. Running for 252 issues, it blends text, image, and multimedia in a resolutely non-mainstream, non-profit spirit.
https://genspace.com/ctta
Chaos Theory: Tales Askew is an online zine or literary publication that appears to have been running since at least 2011, reaching its 14th issue at the time of this snapshot. The splash page hints at a creative writing or speculative fiction publication associated with the Genspace community, with a farewell message suggesting the final issue.
https://altzines.tripod.com/
The alt.zines DMZ serves as the unofficial web companion to the Usenet newsgroup alt.zines, collecting archives of on-topic discussions, a regularly updated FAQ, and practical advice for aspiring zine publishers. Visitors can explore a publishers index, a curated list of review zines, and tips from experienced zinesters, making it a genuine hub for the indie zine community.
https://inessential.com/2022/11/13/after_twitter.html
Brent Simmons, creator of NetNewsWire, writes thoughtfully about the collapse of Twitter's dominance as the internet's de facto town square and what it means for the open web. The post argues passionately for a return to the decentralized, creative energy of the early web and the RSS-driven blogosphere.
https://zinebook.com/
The Book of Zines, edited by Chip Rowe, is a comprehensive directory covering every aspect of zine culture including archives, libraries, distribution, legal issues, reviews, and history. A go-to reference for self-publishers and zine enthusiasts, it also accompanies a published book available on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.