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WTO Anniversary Series: Independent media, 10 years after the WTO protests

Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published December 1, 2009.

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of the protests in Seattle that took place during the World Trade Organization's meeting. The week brought together a coalition of environmentalists, labor activists and human rights groups and drew attention to the WTO's expanding influence throughout the world. It also led to new innovations in independent media and a growth in citizen journalism. In the second of a two-part series, FSRN's Jill Friedberg has more on the legacy of independent media centers, ten years later.

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