Alternative and mainstream media : the converging spectrum /

"Alternative media have historically been a central force in social change. Kenix argues, however, that they do not uniformly subvert the hierarchies of access that have always been fundamental to mainstream media. In fact, their journalistic norms and routines have always drawn on the professi...

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Main Author: Kenix, Linda Jean
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Modern Media Continuum: Attempts at defining alternative and mainstream media
  • Media Frames
  • The Power of Representation: Institutional and relational hegemony
  • Defining Media through Individual Motivations and Identities
  • Defining Media through Organizational Practices
  • Defining Media through Ownership
  • Defining Media through Ideological Influences
  • Conclusion.