Description

Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics: Activist Nation Rising demonstrates the rising role that alternative media play in contemporary mainstream political communication. The rise of the modern Internet and social media platforms have allowed for the proliferation of alternative media across society in ways that were not possible twenty years ago. Today, alternative media have become more intertwined with mainstream media and have become increasingly relevant in mainstream political communication. Contributors focus on three primary sites where such media seem to have established growing influence in recent years: political parties, mainstream political news, and the production of participatory media that allow for engagement. Scholars of communication, political science, sociology, and media studies will find this collection useful.

Table 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

Product details

Published 20 May 2019
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 1
ISBN 9781978755086
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 3 tables;
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Joshua D. Atkinson

Anthology Editor

Linda Kenix

Contributor

Linus Andersson

Contributor

Suzanne Berg

Contributor

Prashanth Bhat

Contributor

Nune Grigoryan

Contributor

Nina Gjoci

Contributor

Kevin Howley

Contributor

Robert Joseph

Contributor

Emi Kanemoto

Contributor

Linda Kenix

Contributor

Madison Olinger

Contributor

Chad Painter

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Contributor

Jennifer Rauch

Contributor

Wolfgang Suetzl

Contributor

Tao Zhang

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