ABSTRACT

'Alternative Media' is the term used to describe non-mainstream media forms that are independently run and community focussed, such as zines, pirate radio, online discussion boards, community run and owned broadcasting companies, and activist publications such as Red Pepper and Corporate Watch. The book outlines the different types of 'alternative

part |2 pages

Part I Where alternative media came from

part |2 pages

Part II What’s happening now

chapter 6|22 pages

Radical journalism

chapter 7|20 pages

Experimental forms

chapter 8|30 pages

Access to broadcasting

chapter 9|22 pages

Mainstream or alternative media?

chapter 10|23 pages

Culture jamming

chapter 11|20 pages

New(er) technologies

chapter 12|18 pages

Alternative media in development

chapter 13|8 pages

Distribution and audiences

chapter 15|19 pages

Media activism

part |2 pages

Part III Doing it yourself

chapter 16|47 pages

DIY media- making resources

chapter 17|13 pages

Funding and fi nance

chapter 18|2 pages

‘We are the network . . .’