We started Friends Of The Meteor (FOTM) in 2017 to get shareable content from a range of publications, with similar values to ours, out there. Since then, the publishing world has changed, and the way we share and access the news has moved with it.
Join The Meteor’s pop-up newsroom for Indie News Week 9 – 15 June 2025
On Friday 13 June we will be hosting an open newsroom at Feel Good Club for you to learn about our work, bring your ideas and get involved in what we do.
No News is Bad News – support local independent media this Indie News Week 3 – 9 June
It’s Indie News Week and we’re taking part. It’s about boosting independent local news providers like The Meteor, and it’s a chance for you to meet our journalists and find out more about your local indie outlet. You can also sign up to be a co-op member and/or donate to our crowdfunder.
‘Community is a verb, not a noun’
An update on our project, A Just Greater Manchester
20 February: Manchester street action in solidarity with Julian Assange ahead of extradition hearing
Julian Assange supporters are invited to join Manchester Amnesty for an afternoon of performance and speeches in St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, on Tuesday 20 February from 12-3pm.
The Meteor AGM 2023
If you’re a member of The Meteor co-op, you should have received an email about our Annual General Meeting at the end of March. Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it – here are the highlights from the event.
The Meteor is changing – and you can be a part of it
We’re relaunching with a focus on our members and what matters to them.
Corbyn calls for a more democratic media, at event opposing Tory conference in Manchester
Jeremy Corbyn takes aim at the state of the current media landscape, and proposes solutions to improve it, with journalist and author Gary Younge.