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Alternative Journalism is the first book tinvestigate and analyse the diverse forms and genres of journalism that have arisen as challenges tmainstream news coverage From the radical content of emancipatory media tthe 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 tthe heart of journalism itself, prompting a critical inquiry intthe epistemology of news, the professional norms of objectivity, the elite basis of journalism and the hierarchical commerce of news production In investigating the challenges tmedia power presented by alternative journalism, this book addresses not just the issues of politics and empowerment but alsthat of the journalism of popular culture and the everyday The result is essential reading for students of journalism - both mainstream and alternative
