Had a few beers this evening with local ‘zine publisher Jason Pankoke who does Micro-Film, the journal of personal cinema, who is helping me find resources for obtaining independent publications and ‘zines to sell and stock in the Urbana-Champaign Indpendent Media Center library. Since ‘zines are some of the most grassroots and independent media forms there is, I thought I’d pass on some info. Jason loaned me a copy of ‘Zine Guide, published out of Evanston, IL (zineguide@interaccess.com), whose issue #3 has an excellent article on “Preserving Zines in the Library: Countering Marginalization & Extinction.” He also lent me a copy of A Reader’s Guide to the Underground Press, which is exactly what its name suggests. Their issue #13 has a series of articles on journalism and free speech.
Also present for a few brews were Bryan and Dann Tincher, who are self-publishing an art ‘zine called The Ides of March. In their own words, they hope that “the Ides will become a forum for new and exciting artists to showcase their talent while still retaining the property rights to their work.” It’s a laudable idea, I think.
If you have an indpendent publication or other media outlet I’d love to hear about it and give it a mention here at mediageek.org. I might also want to put you on the radio. Send your e-mail to paul@mediageek.org
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