One of the reasons I became involved in DIY media production (making print zines, developing websites) was my dissatisfaction, which continues, with the kind of information that is offered to the public through the mass media and, even more so, the way in which information that is channeled through the mass media is framed.

If you share this critical perspective, I would urge you to make an effort to support the production of independent, democratic media -- media produced by those who are committed to engaging in public dialogue that is freer of commercial and governmental influence.

If you feel that your own perspective or that of one of the communities to which you belong is inadequately represented by the mass media, consider ways in which you yourself might participate in media production.