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Book SynopsisThis book explores how the Internet presents radical ways of organising and producing media that offer political and cultural alternatives to ways of doing business and to how we understand the world and our place in it.
Trade ReviewAtton's book gives a good background to types of alternative media while relying on a solid knowledge of contemporary Internet theory... A detailed and articulate reading of Internet usage. -- Paul Booth, Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies Atton's book gives a good background to types of alternative media while relying on a solid knowledge of contemporary Internet theory... A detailed and articulate reading of Internet usage.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Internet, Power and Transgression; 2. Radical Online Journalism; 3. Far-Right Media on the Internet: Culture, Discourse and Power; 4. Radical Creativity and Distribution: Sampling, Copyright and P2P; 5. Alternative Radio and the Internet; 6. Fan Culture and the Internet; Conclusion.
