Alex Kotch

Alex Kotch

Co-founder and executive director of the OptOut Media Foundation, investigative journalist, and Ph.D. His reporting has been published by outlets such as The Guardian, The Nation, and Vice.
Jun
27
Weekend Picks: Rest in Peace, Mike Gravel

Weekend Picks: Rest in Peace, Mike Gravel

This week we remember Mike Gravel and share news content from our network of independent media outlets.
11 min read
Jun
20
Weekend Picks: Juneteenth, the corporate media, and regulating Big Tech

Weekend Picks: Juneteenth, the corporate media, and regulating Big Tech

Here's what the independent news outlets in the OptOut network have been up to this week.
10 min read
Jun
18
Superstack: How to Upgrade From Substack to Ghost

Superstack: How to Upgrade From Substack to Ghost

OptOut recently migrated our weekly newsletter from Substack to a self-hosted site, using the free and open-source software Ghost. Here’s why we did it, and how.
4 min read
Jun
13
Weekend Picks: Billionaires, Climate, and Bipartisan Attacks on Ilhan Omar

Weekend Picks: Billionaires, Climate, and Bipartisan Attacks on Ilhan Omar

The latest news from the independent outlets in the OptOut network.
7 min read
Jun
06
Weekend Picks: Remembering Tulsa, Climate, Labor, and the Media

Weekend Picks: Remembering Tulsa, Climate, Labor, and the Media

Here's what the independent media outlets in the OptOut network have been up to this week.
10 min read
May
30
Weekend Picks: Attacks on Workers and Palestinians

Weekend Picks: Attacks on Workers and Palestinians

The latest news from OptOut's network of exclusively independent media outlets.
7 min read
May
23
Weekend Picks: Biden's performance, more atrocities in Gaza, and the new podcast oligopoly

Weekend Picks: Biden's performance, more atrocities in Gaza, and the new podcast oligopoly

The latest news from OptOut's network of exclusively independent media outlets.
9 min read
May
16
Weekend Picks: Corporate Media's Distortion of Israel-Palestine

Weekend Picks: Corporate Media's Distortion of Israel-Palestine

OptOut's weekly news roundup focuses on American media's failure to accurately report on the Israel-Palestine situation, often portraying the conflict as a battle between two equal sides.
7 min read
May
09
OptOut Picks: Mother's Day Edition!

OptOut Picks: Mother's Day Edition!

Today we're going to highlight content about mothers as well as some more news produced by or about women.
4 min read
May
02
Weekend Picks: May Day, Biden's First 100 Days, and Anti-Trans Hysteria

Weekend Picks: May Day, Biden's First 100 Days, and Anti-Trans Hysteria

Your weekly roundup of news from the independent OptOut network, plus updates on our app.
7 min read