Zines
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010)
Zines. In J. D. H. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, 565-567. Sage
Alternative Media.
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010)
Alternative Media. In J. D. H. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, 15-20. Sage
In search of cultural politics in a Fall fanzine.
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010)
In search of cultural politics in a Fall fanzine. In M. Goddard, & B. Halligan (Eds.), Mark E. Smith and the Fall: Art, Music and Politics (169-180). Ashgate Publishing
Anarchist media.
Book
Atton, C. (2010)
Anarchist media. In J. D. H. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media, 43-48. Sage
Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation”
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2010)
Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation”. Popular Music and Society, 33, 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007761003694316
Research into fanzines has tended to locate them as subcultural artefacts whose significance is found in their symbolic fit with the subculture responsible for producing them....
Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2009)
Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism. Popular Music, 28, 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114300800158X
‘Alternative’ publications challenge the conventional discourses of rock journalism. In particular, the dominant discourses of authenticity, masculinity and mythology might b...
Alternative journalism: ideology and practice.
Book
Atton, C. (2009)
Alternative journalism: ideology and practice. In S. Allan (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism Studies, 169-178. Routledge
Why alternative journalism matters
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2009)
Why alternative journalism matters. Journalism, 10(3), 283-285. doi:10.1177/1464884909102582
Why Fanzines matter.
Book
Atton, C. (2008)
Why Fanzines matter. In S. Franklin (Ed.), Setting the Standard: A Project for Improving Rangers, 4-5. Gersnet
It is easy, perhaps too easy, to dismiss fanzines. Some consider them as the inconsequent ramblings of obsessive’s with too much time on their hands. Others feel that they are...
Alternative and Citizen Journalism
Book
Atton, C. (2008)
Alternative and Citizen Journalism. In K. Wahl-Jorgensen, & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), The Handbook of Journalism Studies, 265-278. Routledge
This chapter examines journalism that is produced not by professionals but by those outside mainstream media organizations. Amateur media producers typically have little or no...