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Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

Activist Nation Rising

Edited by Joshua D. Atkinson and Linda Kenix - Contributions by Linus Andersson; Joshua D. Atkinson; Suzanne Berg; Prashanth Bhat; Nune Grigoryan; Nina Gjoci; Kevin Howley; Robert Joseph; Emi Kanemoto; Linda Kenix; G. Brandon Knight; Madison Olinger; Chad Painter; Jennifer Rauch; Laura A. Stengrim; Wolfgang Suetzl; Krishnan Vasudevan and Tao Zhang

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.

Lexington Books

Pages: 230 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-4985-8434-0 • Hardback • May 2019 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-4985-8436-4 • Paperback • March 2022 • $39.99 • (£30.00)

978-1-4985-8435-7 • eBook • May 2019 • $38.00 • (£30.00)

Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / General, Political Science / Commentary & Opinion, Political Science / Propaganda

Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

Activist Nation Rising

Hardback

Paperback

eBook

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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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Lexington Books

Pages: 230 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-4985-8434-0 • Hardback • May 2019 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

978-1-4985-8436-4 • Paperback • March 2022 • $39.99 • (£30.00)

978-1-4985-8435-7 • eBook • May 2019 • $38.00 • (£30.00)

Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / General, Political Science / Commentary & Opinion, Political Science / Propaganda

Author

Joshua D. Atkinson is associate professor in the School of Media & Communication at Bowling Green State University.

Linda Jean Kenix is professor and head of the School of Language, Social & Political Sciences at University of Canterbury.

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

Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

Activist Nation Rising

Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

Activist Nation Rising

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