Alternative Journalism
Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2008), 179 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 155-174, index
Series: Journalism Studies: Key Texts
ISBN 978-1-4129-4702-2 (hbk); 978-1-4129-4703-9 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 10-Community-E 2008
"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 itself, prompting a critical inquiry into the epistemology of news, the professional norms of objectivity, the elite basis of journalism and the hierarchical commerce of news production. In investigating the challenges to media power presented by alternative journalism, this book addresses not just the issues of politics and empowerment but also that of the journalism of popular culture and the everyday." (Publisher description)
Introduction, 1
PART I
1 The Historicization of Alternative Journalism, 9
2 Political-Economic Pressures That Shape Alternative Journalism, 22
3 Who Are Alternative Journalists? A Social Demographic Survey, 42
PART II
4 Multiple Policies, Multiple Forms, Multiple Challenges, 63
5 Contemporary Practices of Alternative Journalism, 77
Participatory Online News Reporting -- Fanzines as Alternative Cultural Journalism -- Blogs and Bloggers -- Objectivity Revisited -- ActiveWitnessing and Representation -- Sourcing -- Credibility and Reliability
6 Alternative Journalism in the World: A Comparative Survey, 97
The Indymedia Network -- OhmyNews -- Independent Media in the Balkans -- Alternative Journalism in Taiwan and Malaysia -- Alternative Radio Journalism -- Street Papers -- Alternative Television and Local Identity
PART III
7 Theorizing Alternative Journalism, 117
8 Future Directions, 136
9 Alternative Journalism: A Critical Bibliography, 147
PART I
1 The Historicization of Alternative Journalism, 9
2 Political-Economic Pressures That Shape Alternative Journalism, 22
3 Who Are Alternative Journalists? A Social Demographic Survey, 42
PART II
4 Multiple Policies, Multiple Forms, Multiple Challenges, 63
5 Contemporary Practices of Alternative Journalism, 77
Participatory Online News Reporting -- Fanzines as Alternative Cultural Journalism -- Blogs and Bloggers -- Objectivity Revisited -- ActiveWitnessing and Representation -- Sourcing -- Credibility and Reliability
6 Alternative Journalism in the World: A Comparative Survey, 97
The Indymedia Network -- OhmyNews -- Independent Media in the Balkans -- Alternative Journalism in Taiwan and Malaysia -- Alternative Radio Journalism -- Street Papers -- Alternative Television and Local Identity
PART III
7 Theorizing Alternative Journalism, 117
8 Future Directions, 136
9 Alternative Journalism: A Critical Bibliography, 147
