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In search of cultural politics in a Fall fanzine. (2010)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010). In search of cultural politics in a Fall fanzine. In M. Goddard, & B. Halligan (Eds.), Mark E. Smith and the Fall: Art, Music and Politics (169-180). Ashgate Publishing

Anarchist media. (2010)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010). Anarchist media. In J. D. H. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media (43-48). Sage

Alternative Media. (2010)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010). Alternative Media. In J. D. H. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media (15-20). Sage

Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation” (2010)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2010). Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation”. Popular Music and Society, 33, 517-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007761003694316

Research into fanzines has tended to locate them as subcultural artefacts whose significance is found in their symbolic fit with the subculture responsible for producing them. As a consequence, fanzines have mostly been interpreted homologically as... Read More about Popular music fanzines: genre, aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation”.

Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism (2009)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2009). Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism. Popular Music, 28, 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114300800158X

‘Alternative’ publications challenge the conventional discourses of rock journalism. In particular, the dominant discourses of authenticity, masculinity and mythology might be countered by publications that emphasise historical and (sub)cultural fra... Read More about Writing about listening: alternative discourses in rock journalism.

Why Fanzines matter. (2009)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2009). 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 vehicles for wannabe journalists who cannot make it in the professional me... Read More about Why Fanzines matter..

Alternative and Citizen Journalism (2009)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2009). Alternative and Citizen Journalism. In K. Wahl-Jorgensen, & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), The Handbook of Journalism Studies (265-278). Routledge

This chapter examines journalism that is produced not by professionals but by those outside mainstream media organizations. Amateur media producers typically have little or no training or professional qualifications as journalists; they write and rep... Read More about Alternative and Citizen Journalism.

Underground Press. (2008)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2008). Underground Press. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication (5215-5216). Wiley-Blackwell

The “underground press” typically refers to those → Newspapers and → magazines produced by the counterculture that emerged in the mid-1960s and continued until the early 1970s. The counterculture was concerned with establishing an alternative society... Read More about Underground Press..

Citizen journalism. (2008)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2008). Citizen journalism. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Communication (487-490). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1111/b.9781405131995.2008.x

Citizen journalism refers to journalism produced not by professionals but by those outside mainstream media organizations. Citizen journalists typically have little or no training or professional qualifications, but write and report as citizens, memb... Read More about Citizen journalism..

Bringing theory into practice: locating staff research in the undergraduate classroom. (2008)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2008). Bringing theory into practice: locating staff research in the undergraduate classroom. In L. Whistlecroft (Ed.), Creative Graduates: Learning and Research in the Creative Arts (49-52). PALATINE

This case study comes from the final year undergraduate course, Alternative and Radical Media, which is taught on BA (Hons) Journalism; BA (Hons) Cultural and Media Studies; BA (Hons) Publishing Media. When this module first began in 2002, it was, to... Read More about Bringing theory into practice: locating staff research in the undergraduate classroom..

Why alternative journalism matters. (2008)
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Hamilton, J. F. (2008). Why alternative journalism matters. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 1-15

Alternative Journalism. (2008)
Book
Atton, C., & Hamilton, J. F. (2008). Alternative Journalism. Sage

Alternative Journalism is the first book to investigate and analyse the diverse forms and genres of journalism that have arisen as challenges to mainstream news coverage. From the radical content of emancipatory media to the dizzying range of citizen... Read More about Alternative Journalism..