Canada's independent media sector is growing, providing fresh perspectives and rounding out the conversations citizens need to make the best decisions. The Internet -- cheap, nimble and everywhere -- is key to that success.

Interested in what other independent media we at The Tyee read and admire? Read on, and add your own favourites by commenting below -- this is by no means intended to be comprehensive.

For a Tyee backgrounder on thought-provoking reads regarding independent media and media concentration, visit The Tyee's Media Backgrounder.

General interest, news, politics:

Print and online (Canadian):

• Adbusters
• Alberta Views
• Briarpatch Magazine
• Canadian Dimension
• Georgia Straight
• Maisonneuve
• NorthWord
• This Magazine
• Walrus Magazine

Online only (Canadian):

• Straight Goods
• The Dominion
• Opinion 250
• Orato
• rabble.ca
• Seven Oaks

Online only (American):

• Alternet.org
• Salon.com
• Grist.org

Culture, literary, lifestyle (print and online):

• Shameless
• Geez
• Geist Magazine
• Ricepaper
• Vancouver Review

Independent media organizations, sites, and resource lists:

Canadian:

• Canadians for Democratic Media: Canadians for Democratic Media is a national, non-profit, non-partisan media reform network working to increase informed public participation in Canadian media policy formation.
• Friends of Canadian Broadcasting: an independent, Canada-wide, non-partisan voluntary organization whose mission is to defend and enhance the quality and quantity of Canadian programming in the Canadian audio-visual system.
• YourMedia.ca: News articles, resources and a great list of who owns what.
• The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom: Representing a common front of readers and viewers, those working in the media industries, and labour and community groups concerned about the increasing concentration of media ownership in Canada.
• Our Public Airwaves: A new vision for Canadian Broadcasting.

American:

• FreePress
• FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
• For more, visit The Tyee's reading list on media concentration and independent media.

Aggregators, social bookmarking sites, and social networks:

Canadian:

• The Filter
• COANews
• Bourque
• NowPublic

American:

• Digg.com (social bookmarking)
• Del.icio.us (social bookmarking);
• Newsvine.com (reader-powered aggregator)
• Treehugger.com (aggregator and blog)
• Fark.com (humour-focused reader-powered aggregator)
• Care2 News Network (reader-powered aggregator and cause-oriented social network)
• Boing Boing (aggregator)

The Blogosphere:

Far too vast to get into, there are some real gems in the citizen journalism world. To start, check out:

• The Tyee's BC Blogs index page: If you have a BC-based blog, there are instructions on how to add yourself to the list.
• Technorati.com: The web's most comprehensive searchable blog directory.