Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

Activist Nation Rising

Author: Joshua D. Atkinson, Linda Kenix, Linus Andersson, Suzanne Berg, Prashanth Bhat, Nune Grigoryan, Nina Gjoci, Kevin Howley and Robert Joseph Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication

Alternative Media Meets Mainstream Politics

This volume examines the rising role that alternative media play in contemporary mainstream political communication. The book focuses on three primary sites where such media have established growing influence in recent years: political parties, mainstream political news, and participatory media that allow for engagement.

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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.

About the 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.