Stephen Cushion

Beyond Mainstream Media

Alternative Media and the Future of Journalism

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Produktbeschreibung

Offering one of the most comprehensive assessments of alternative media to date, Beyond Mainstream Media examines the rise of alternative media over the last decade, analysing their changing content and editorial strategies, and exploring why many people go beyond the mainstream media for news and information.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781032420257
• ISBN-10: 1032420251
• Artikelnr.: 68102641

Autorenporträt

Stephen Cushion is Professor at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The rise of new left-wing and right-wing alternative media
Studying alternative media and their wider influence
The scope of the book
Chapter by chapter outline
Chapter One
Researching the boundaries of alternative and mainstream media
Conceptualising alternative media: towards a more inclusive understanding?
Researching alternative media: Towards an international agenda
Content: developing left-right comparative and longitudinal analysis of
online and social media output
Production: from single case studies of activism to comparative analysis of
alternative media
Audiences: identifying alternative media users and understanding their
relationship to mainstream media
Conclusion: towards a holistic understanding of alternative media
Chapter Two
The evolution and influence of alternative media in national media and
political systems
Interpreting the characteristics of new alternative online political media
Understanding the editorial character of UK alternative media
Continuities and changes in alternative media (2020-2021)
Understanding alternative media: reflecting and responding to changes in
national media and political systems
Chapter Three
How alternative online political media use social media
The use of social media in alternative and mainstream media
UK comparative study of Twitter use in right-wing and left-wing sites
(2015-2018)
How the changing political environment reshapes social media content
(2020-2021)
Editorial differences, but a mainstreaming of social media use in
alternative media
Chapter Four
Attacking mainstream media: the role media systems play in shaping how
professional journalism is critiqued
The portrayal of mainstream media in alternative media: a cross-national
perspective
The (changing) editorial focus on mainstream media and professional
journalism
Six ways alternative media de-legitimize mainstream media
Why media systems shape alternative media criticism of professional
journalism
Chapter Five
The professionalisation of alternative political media production
Interpreting the hybridity of alternative media production
Production processes of alternative media
Organizational structures
Organizational practices
Editorial functions
Professionalization
Beyond activism: The professionalization of alternative media
Chapter Six
The influence of mainstream media on alternative media production
Interpreting the continuum between mainstream and alternative media
The relationship between alternative media and mainstream media production
Political journalism
Editorial coverage and agenda
Media correctives
The importance of social media
Developing professional production practices to challenge mainstream media
power
Chapter Seven
Who uses alternative media and why?
Identifying and characterising alternative media users
To what extent have people heard or accessed alternative media sites?
Where and why do people use alternative media?
What issues and topics matter to alternative media users?
Interpreting the complexity and fluidity of alternative media users
Chapter Eight
The attitudes of alternative media users towards mainstream media
The relationship between mainstream and alternative media
The political orientation of alternative media users and their engagement
with mainstream media
Alternative media users' attitudes to mainstream journalism and journalists
Alternative media users' attitudes towards BBC News and the BBC generally
Beyond echo chambers and filter bubbles: towards a sceptical media savvy
user
Chapter Nine
Alternative media and the future of journalism
De-Westernising alternative media studies: understanding differences in
cross-national media and political environments
De-centring alternative media studies: Why the US's media and political
system is exceptional compared to other Western nations
The relationship between alternative media use and disaffection with
mainstream media
The rise of right-wing alternative media and their opposition to mainstream
media
The future of journalism? The role of alternative left-wing media and their
ideological influence
Index