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A reassessment of the alternative press (1999)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1999). A reassessment of the alternative press. Media, Culture and Society, 21(1), 51-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/016344399021001003

This article revisits the Comedia group's assessment of the alternative press as one of commercial failure. It examines the British alternative press of the 1990s and finds that, while financial exigency and anti-commercialism are still prevalent, ne... Read More about A reassessment of the alternative press.