Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

Linus Andersson

ISBN 10: 1498584365 / ISBN 13: 9781498584364

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2022

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498584365
• ISBN 13: 9781498584364
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 345 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Nina Gjoci is lecturer of public memory in the Department of Communication Culture and Media Studies at Howard University.

Chief Dr Robert Joseph, OBC, OC is a Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk People, Ambassador for Reconciliation Canada, Chair of the Native American Leadership Alliance for Peace and Reconciliation, and the 2016 winner of the Indspire Lifetime Achievement Award. He has worked with social change leaders in countries around the globe, including South Africa, Israel, Japan, and the US, was Executive Director of the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, and is an honorary witness to Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Chad Painter is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Communication at the University of Dayton, USA.