Alternative journalism / Chris Atton and James F. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atton, Chris.

Contributor:

Hamilton, James Frederick, 1959-

Series:

Journalism studies: key texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

Journalism--Technological innovations.

Popular culture and globalization.

Physical Description:

ix, 179 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2008.

Summary:

Alternative Journalism is the first book to investigate and analyse the diverse forms and genres of journalism that have arisen as challenges to mainstream news coverage. From the radical content of emancipatory media to the dizzying range of citizen journalist blogs and fanzine subcultures, this book charts the historical and cultural practices of this diverse and globalized phenomenon. This exploration goes to the heart of journalism, prompting a critical inquiry into the epistemology of news, the professional norms of objectivity, the elite basis of journalism and the commercial organization of news production.

In investigating the challenges to media power presented by alternative journalism, this book addresses the issues of politics and empowerment as well as those of the journalism of popular culture and the everyday. The result is essential reading for students of journalism - both mainstream and alternative.

Contents:

The Scope of the Book 1

1 The Historicization of Alternative Journalism 9

The Absorption of the Radical-Popular 10

The Rise of Bourgeois Journalism 12

The Rise of the Bourgeoisie 12

Bourgeois Journalism as Cultural Form 13

Implications of Bourgeois Journalism 14

The Consolidation of the Commercial-Popular 15

The Rise of Oppositional Journalism 16

Challenges to Bourgeois Journalism 18

The Modernist Critique of Bourgeois Journalism 18

New Forms of Journalism 19

2 Political-Economic Pressures That Shape Alternative Journalism 22

Political Economy 23

Political Economy and Alternative Journalism 25

Dilemmas in Practice 26

Patronage 27

Commercial Support 30

Personal Journalism 34

Collective and Movement Support 38

3 Who Are Alternative Journalists? A Social Demographic Survey 42

Occupational Groupings 44

Alternative Journalism as a Mixed Economy 45

Professionals and Intellectuals 46

Training and Skills 49

Voluntarism in Alternative Journalism 50

The Problems of Voluntarism 52

The Demographics of Fanzines and Zines 53

Gender, Special Interest Groups and Young People 56

4 Multiple Policies, Multiple Forms, Multiple Challenges 63

The Absorption and Incorporation of the Alternative 64

A Challenge to the Dominant 70

Reform of the Dominant 71

Subverting the Dominant 74

5 Contemporary Practices of Alternative Journalism 77

Participatory Online News Reporting 79

Fanzines as Alternative Cultural Journalism 82

Blogs and Bloggers 83

Objectivity Revisited 84

Active Witnessing and Representation 87

Sourcing 90

Credibility and Reliability 94

6 Alternative Journalism in the World: A Comparative Survey 97

The Indymedia Network 99

OhmyNews 101

Independent Media in the Balkans 102

Alternative Journalism in Taiwan and Malaysia 103

Alternative Radio Journalism 105

Street Papers 109

Alternative Television and Local Identity 110

7 Theorizing Alternative Journalism 117

Critical Media Studies 117

Radical and Social Movement Media 121

Citizens' Media 122

Alternative Media and Media Power 124

Alternative Journalism 124

Alternative Journalism as Native Reporting 127

Alternative Journalism and Field Theory 130

8 Future Directions 136

Organization 136

Popularization and Challenge 138

User-created Content and Participation 140

Future Contexts and Pressures 142

9 Alternative Journalism: A Critical Bibliography 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-174) and index.

ISBN:

1412947022

9781412947022

1412947030

9781412947039

OCLC:

228363109