Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities.
Report
Atton, C., McCleery, A., Mabweazara, H. & Ward, S. (2007)
Creative Futures: Building the Creative Economy through Universities. Edinburgh, Scotland: Million+
The creative industries are founded on innovation. They are responsive, multifaceted and evolving and have developed new models of business in order to adapt and contribute to...
Far-right media on the internet: culture, discourse and power
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2006)
Far-right media on the internet: culture, discourse and power. New Media and Society, 8(4), 573-587. doi:10.1177/1461444806065653
This study examines the discourse of the British National Party’s (BNP) website. It explores the site as a form of alternative media, focusing on how it involves members and s...
Sourcing Routines and Representation in Alternative Journalism: a case study approach
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Wickenden, E. (2005)
Sourcing Routines and Representation in Alternative Journalism: a case study approach. Journalism Studies, 6(3), 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616700500132008
This study is a first attempt to examine how the alternative media select, represent and deploy their news sources. The literature suggests that, in contrast to mainstream sou...
Introduction
Journal Article
Atton, C., & Couldry, N. (2003)
Introduction. Media, Culture and Society, 25(5), 579-586. doi:10.1177/01634437030255001
What is 'Alternative' Journalism?
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2003)
What is 'Alternative' Journalism?. Journalism, 4(3), 267-272. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849030043001
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‘Living in the Past’?: value discourses in progressive rock fanzines
Journal Article
ATTON, C. (2000)
‘Living in the Past’?: value discourses in progressive rock fanzines. Popular Music, 20(01), 29-46. doi:10.1017/s0261143001001295
At the height of its success in the first half of the 1970s, progressive rock was perhaps a surprisingly popular genre; surprising since its exponents strove to fuse classical...
Alternative media in Scotland: Problems, positions and 'Product'
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2000)
Alternative media in Scotland: Problems, positions and 'Product'. Critical Quarterly, 42(4), (40-46). doi:10.1111/1467-8705.00318. ISSN 0011-1562
Examines varied issues related to alternative media in Scotland. Analysis of a set of media practices collectively known as alternative media; Problems on finding an adequate ...
The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1999)
The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s. New Library World, 100(1), (24-29). doi:10.1108/03074809910248564. ISSN 0307-4803
This article introduces the infoshop movement, a network of independent information centres run by political activists throughout Europe and the USA. The article defines and d...
A Re-assessment of the alternative press.
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1998)
A Re-assessment of the alternative press. Media, Culture and Society. 21, 51-76. doi:10.1177/016344399021001003. ISSN 0163-4437
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 th...
The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections.
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1997)
The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections. Collection Building. 17, 154-158. doi:10.1108/01604959810238293. ISSN 0160-4953
Argues that the hybrid nature of collection development (electronic and print) requires a corresponding hybridised system of collection exploitation. Proposes a model for the ...