‘Living in the Past’?: value discourses in progressive rock fanzines
Journal Article
ATTON, C. (2000)
‘Living in the Past’?: value discourses in progressive rock fanzines. Popular Music, 20(01), 29-46. doi:10.1017/s0261143001001295
At the height of its success in the first half of the 1970s, progressive rock was perhaps a surprisingly popular genre; surprising since its exponents strove to fuse classical...
Far-right media on the internet: culture, discourse and power
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2006)
Far-right media on the internet: culture, discourse and power. New Media and Society, 8(4), 573-587. doi:10.1177/1461444806065653
This study examines the discourse of the British National Party’s (BNP) website. It explores the site as a form of alternative media, focusing on how it involves members and s...
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...
Beyond the mainstream: examining alternative sources for stock selection.
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1994)
Beyond the mainstream: examining alternative sources for stock selection. Library Review, 43(4), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539410063605
There are thousands of small publishers, small presses and individuals in Britain
currently producing textbooks, monographs, novels, poetry, journals,
newspapers and other, no...
Sourcing Routines and Representation in Alternative Journalism: a case study approach
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Wickenden, E. (2005)
Sourcing Routines and Representation in Alternative Journalism: a case study approach. Journalism Studies, 6(3), 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616700500132008
This study is a first attempt to examine how the alternative media select, represent and deploy their news sources. The literature suggests that, in contrast to mainstream sou...
Why alternative journalism matters
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2009)
Why alternative journalism matters. Journalism, 10(3), 283-285. doi:10.1177/1464884909102582
A Re-assessment of the alternative press.
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1998)
A Re-assessment of the alternative press. Media, Culture and Society. 21, 51-76. doi:10.1177/016344399021001003. ISSN 0163-4437
This article revisits the Comedia group's assessment of the alternative press as one of commercial failure. It examines the British alternative press of the 1990s and finds th...
Why alternative journalism matters.
Journal Article
Atton, C. & Hamilton, J. F. (2008)
Why alternative journalism matters. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. , 1-15
Introduction
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Couldry, N. (2003)
Introduction. Media, Culture and Society, 25(5), 579-586. doi:10.1177/01634437030255001