Consortium News founder Robert Parry wrote this short history of the site in 2011, explaining the principles that still guide CN after 30 years of continuous publication.
CN at 30: Why Bob Parry Started Consortium News
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CN at 30: The Meaning of Consortium News
Founding editor Bob Parry left a legacy of strict, non-partisan journalism, really the only kind of journalism that there is, which this site has endeavored to continue, writes Joe Lauria.
CN at 30: A History of Consortium News By Robert Parry
As we celebrate Consortium News‘ 30th Anniversary this month and appeal for funds for our future, we republish this history of the site written by the founding editor, Bob Parry, on Dec. 21, 2014.
CN at 30: CN Launches 30th Anniversary Fall Fund Drive
Consortium News was born on Nov. 15, 1995. We are celebrating three decades of a strictly non-partisan, non-ideological approach to the news. It has made us enemies on both the left and the right.
WATCH: A Time of Grave Peril
Israel-U.S. relationship examined: Ex-C.I.A. officer John Kiriakou, former U.S. Green Party V.P. candidate Ajamu Baraka and CN Editor Joe Lauria joined host Danny Haiphong on his webcast Sunday.
ROBERT PARRY: The Sleazy Origins of Russiagate
CN‘s founding editor already wrote in March 2017 that Christopher Steele’s “investigative dossier suggests that we can’t really think for ourselves. We are all Putin’s puppets.” Russiagate adherents clearly stopped thinking for themselves.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Russiagate Decomposed’
It’s been long dead but new revelations have thrown dirt on it. Ex-C.I.A. Ray McGovern and ex-NSA Bill Binney were pioneers in debunking it. They joined CN Live! Friday. Watch the replay.
Donate & Get a Copy of the Book on Bob Parry
Get a paperback copy of American Dispatches: A Robert Parry Reader as a thank you for a contribution to Consortium News‘ 2025 Spring Fund Drive during CN‘s 30th Anniversary.
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Journalists & Their Shadows’
“Loyal to the orthodoxies imposed by employers” — Patrick Lawrence discusses the deterioration of journalism, the concern of his latest book.
Three Decades of Independence
Consortium News was launched in 1995 when the internet was in its infancy, blazing a trail for the explosion of independent media to follow.