Published 3 November 201128 March 2012 · Main Posts A word from Antony Loewenstein Antony Loewenstein Independent media has never been more important. Our world is currently experiencing a necessary crisis in confidence in corporate media, corporate governance and capitalism itself. Relying on corporate media to accurately report on this crisis is impossible. From WikiLeaks to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya to the #Occupy movement and Palestine, unembedded voices must be heard. Overland provides this space, a rare place in the Australian media space that both celebrates and encourages dissent. Sacred cows are smashed, and we cheer. Supporting this kind of independent thought is vital, as our media becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting the powerful at the expense of the majority*. True freedom in society means having the right to vigorously disagree and be heard. I encourage people to support Overland and its consistently fine work. I salute its tenacity and foresight. Overland is truly a publication for the questioning age we are entering. How best to support Overland? Subscribe. Antony Loewenstein is a Sydney-based independent freelance journalist, author, documentarian, photographer and blogger. *Ed note: for example – Antony Loewenstein Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist and Guardian columnist. His latest book is Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing out of Catastrophe (Verso, 2015). More by Antony Loewenstein › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 28 March 20249 April 2024 · Main Posts Why we should value not only lived experience, but also lived expertise Sukhmani Khorana In the wake of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I want to extend the central idea of El Gibbs’s 2022 essay on 'lived expertise' and argue that in media accounts of racism, analytical expertise and lived experience ought to be valued together and even in the same body. 5 March 2024 · Main Posts Andrew Charlton’s school assignment Alex McKinnon Australia's Pivot to India exists for three reasons: so that when Andrew Charlton is interviewed on the radio or introduced on Q+A, his bio includes the phrase "he has written a book about Indian-Australian relations"; to fend off accusations that he is another Kristina Keneally engaging in electoral colonialism in western Sydney; and to help the Albanese government strengthen economic and military ties with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.