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This volume examines the rising role that alternative media play in contemporary mainstream political communication. The book focuses on three primary sites where such media have established growing influence in recent years: political parties, mainstream political news, and participatory media that allow for engagement.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Comparing Progressive and Conservative Audiences for Alternative Media and Their Attitudes Towards Journalism
Chapter 2: No More Ideological Gatekeepers?
Chapter 3: Narrowmobilization and Tea Party Activism
Chapter 4: Activist Speak at the Republican Debates
Chapter 5: Alternative Press Coverage of the 2016 Election
Chapter 6: Satirical News as Alternative Journalism
Chapter 7: Mainstream Coverage of Alternative Media
Chapter 8: Alternative Media and Journalistic Boundary Work
Chapter 9: Hybridized Political Participation
Chapter 10: Rhetorics of Resistance in a World of Fake News
About the author
Joshua D. Atkinson is associate professor in the School of Media & Communication at Bowling Green State University.
Linda Jean Kenix is professor and head of the School of Language, Social & Political Sciences at University of Canterbury.
Summary
This volume examines the rising role that alternative media play in contemporary mainstream political communication. The book focuses on three primary sites where such media have established growing influence in recent years: political parties, mainstream political news, and participatory media that allow for engagement.
