May 09, 2003
Indymedia-style sites sprouting in Asia
Online Journalism Review: JanJan: Japan's Little Online Daily with Big Dreams
With nearly a million dollars in startup funding and support from a team that boasts a solid track record in liberal politics, JanJan appears to be the first serious alternative online newspaper in Japan.
The Japanese word jan-jan means "a vigorous, continuing activity," as in the constant ringing of a bell. The English meaning attached to JanJan is "Japan Alternative News for Justice and New Culture."
This, in addition to the previously mentioned OhMyNews in Korea.
posted by dru in journalism
Comments
by kellan
"Indymedia-style"? Yup, we're just closing our initial $500k angel round to launch Providence IMC :)
by dru
Heh. It would be totally phenomenal if Indymedia had half that. $250,000 in microgrants. Whoo. But it is interesting that progressive folks in Japan and Korea who are frustrated with the media are setting up sites that look surprisingly like open publishing, only more advanced. And in Korea, anyway, they've had a major effect, possibly even substantially shifting the political orientation of the entire country.
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