"Hate the media? Be the media!" Indymedia contributions for an in-action media reform

Abstract

This research focuses on the historical process of Indymedia throughout the 2000s and its legacy for contemporary media activism in a digital convergence era. It highlights Indymedia’s contributions to the media reform movement in connection among social movements, strengthening the role of communication in their specific agendas. Indymedia legacy is a reference for communication democratization beyond regulation and public policies’ perspectives, but also clarifies the need for social mobilization with communication products and processes for a society that demands democracy.

Keywords

• independent media
• indymedia
• media activism
• media reform