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Zines (2010)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2010). Zines. In J. D. H. Downing (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media (565-567). SAGE Publications

The Holy Grail of a viable press. (2010)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2010). The Holy Grail of a viable press. The Journal, 33,

Opinion article analysing problems facing mass media in information age.

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..

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..

Alternative media in practice. (2007)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2007). Alternative media in practice. In K. Coyer, T. Dowmunt, & A. Fountain (Eds.), The Alterrnative Media Handbook (71-77). Routledge

Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne (2006)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2006). Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne. Copyright Volume! Autour des Musiques Populaires, 5, 7-25

Research on alternative media have often adopted the punk fanzine to establish as teacher. This article intends to return to this finding and explore a wide range of zines and magazines questioning the usual equation between professionalism and stand... Read More about Sociologie de la Presse Musicale Alternative en Grande Bretagne.

Football fanzines as local news. (2006)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2006). Football fanzines as local news. In B. Franklin (Ed.), Local Journalism and Local Media: Making the Local News (280-289). Routledge