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Community media journalists are, in essence, 'filling in the gaps' left by mainstream news outlets. Forde's extensive 10 year study now develops an understanding of the journalistic practices at work in independent and community news organisations. Alternative media has never been so widely written about until now.

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Author:   Susan Forde (Griffith University, Nathan, Australia)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.485kg
ISBN:  

9780230243569

ISBN 10:   0230243568
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   10 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding alternative and independent journalism Chapter 2: Defining moments in the history of alternative journalism Chapter 3: Finding the basis for alternative and independent journalism Chapter 4: Looking for answers: How alternative media journalists engage their audiences Chapter 5: Connecting with democracy: The 'new' alternative media Chapter 6: Throwing out the bathwater (but not the baby): Objectivity, 'professionalism' and the economics of alternative journalism Chapter 7: The global policy environment for alternative and community media forms Chapter 8: Concluding thoughts: The nature of alternative journalism References.

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SUSAN FORDE teaches Journalism at Griffith University, Australia, and continues to practice community and independent journalism on a freelance basis. Previously she worked for eight years in the independent press industry and was awarded her PhD in 1998 for her study on the Australian alternative press. Her work on community media audience research has reached an international audience. She is the co-author of two major monographs on community broadcasting, and leads the journalism and media research program at the Griffith Centre for Cultural Research.

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