Chris Atton on alternative media

If you want to do some reading in advance of Rod's lecture next week on alternative media, look for books by Chris Atton. He's one of the leading academics covering the field. The library should have copies of his standard text, Alternative Media, and also his book on the net, An Alternative Internet. You can get a flavour of his ideas from this review of his book on the net (PDF). Victor Pickard's attempt to define alternative media is also worth a look (PDF)