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'''Media Mouse''' is a [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] [[independent media]] group founded in 1999 <ref>[http://www.mediamouse.org/about/ Media Mouse: About - Grand Rapids News & Independent Media<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Since 2004, the group's primary focus has been in providing regular news coverage of "progressive" movements for social change in Grand Rapids <ref>[http://www.mediamouse.org/about/history.php Media Mouse: History - Grand Rapids News & Independent Media<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> that are posted online via its website, [http://www.mediamouse.org www.mediamouse.org]. Media Mouse describes its goals in its mission statement <ref>[http://www.mediamouse.org/about/mission.php Media Mouse: Mission Statement - Grand Rapids News & Independent Media<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>:
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"Media Mouse is an independent media collective that works to provide independent news pertaining to Grand Rapids and the world. Wherever possible, Media Mouse aims to draw links between national and local issues and between movements for social change. In turn, it is hoped that this news will be a catalyst for action and will help spur organizing for social change."
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In 2007, Media Mouse began hosting and collaborating with the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID) which was previously a part of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center <ref>[http://www.mediamouse.org/features/010507griid.php Media Mouse: GRIID Moves to Media Mouse (Features): Grand Rapids Michigan Independent Media<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
==Resources==
In addition its news coverage, Media Mouse offers a variety of [http://www.mediamouse.org/resources/ resources] including databases and special subject areas:
* [http://www.mediamouse.org/resources/right.php "The Far Right in West Michigan" Database]
* [http://www.mediamouse.org/resources/progdir/ Progressive Directory of Western Michigan]
* [http://www.mediamouse.org/resources/contracts.php Grand Rapids Military Contracts Database]
* [http://www.mediamouse.org/events/ Calendar of Social Change Oriented Events in West Michigan]
== The Bloom Collective ==
In June of 2007, Media Mouse became involved in The Bloom Collective, an [[infoshop]] located at 1134 Wealthy St SE in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] <ref>[http://www.mediamouse.org/features/062107bloom.php Media Mouse: Bloom Collective Infoshop and Lending Library Opening (Features): Grand Rapids Michigan Independent Media<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mediamouse.org/ Media Mouse web site]
[[Category:Media in Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
[[Category:American media]]