alternative press
Non-mainstream media outlets
The alternative press consists of newspapers, magazines, and other publications operating outside mainstream media channels.
These outlets typically cover topics ignored by conventional media—counterculture, radical politics, local arts, marginalized communities—or take editorial stances too progressive, radical, or niche for mass-market publications.
The story only got picked up by the alternative press.
Below ground or countercultural
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- activismDirect effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
subversive · resistance · anarchism · liberation · grassroots · rebellion · nonconformity · manifesto
Unbound topical booklet
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
leaflet · flyer · handbill · booklet · digest · circular · gazette · newsprint
Free from external control
- DIYAmateur home projects
- self-publishedReleased by the creator
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
- zineSelf-published small periodical
chapbook · bootleg · mixtape · lo-fi · unsigned · grassroots · emerging · cult classic
News gathering and dissemination
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- reportingConveying documented information
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
periodical · publication · publisher · newsroom · columnist · correspondent · interview · coverage
Raw, fast rock genre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- zine cultureAmateur self-publishing subculture
- riot grrrlUnderground feminist punk movement
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
straightedge · skate · hip-hop · rave · metalhead · grunge · mod · ska
Adapted for particular function
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- trade journalPeriodical for professionals
- academic journalPeer-reviewed research publication
professional · industry · demographic · vertical · sector · enthusiast · hobbyist · community
underground
Below ground or countercultural
protest · subversive · resistance · anarchism · liberation · grassroots · rebellion · nonconformity · manifesto · agitprop
pamphlet
Unbound topical booklet
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- bulletinBrief public announcement
newsletter · leaflet · flyer · handbill · booklet · digest · circular · gazette · newsprint · folded
independent
Free from external control
- DIYAmateur home projects
- self-publishedReleased by the creator
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
zine · chapbook · bootleg · mixtape · lo-fi · unsigned · grassroots · emerging · cult classic · handmade
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- reportingConveying documented information
- magazineBound periodical with articles
newspaper · periodical · publication · publisher · newsroom · columnist · correspondent · interview · coverage · investigative
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- zine cultureAmateur self-publishing subculture
- riot grrrlUnderground feminist punk movement
hardcore · straightedge · skate · hip-hop · rave · metalhead · grunge · mod · ska · psychobilly
specialized
Adapted for particular function
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- trade journalPeriodical for professionals
academic journal · professional · industry · demographic · vertical · sector · enthusiast · hobbyist · community · readership
- news medianews agency, newspaper, documentary, article, news photo
- indie mediaindie music, indie films, indie games, indie bands, indie rock
- protest writingmanifesto, pamphlet, polemic, protest poetry, protest songs
- underground pressunderground newspapers, samizdat, mimeograph, pamphleteering
- advocacy mediaadvocacy journalism, grassroots media, independent media, community radio, public access TV
- underground mediaunderground newspapers, fanzines, zines, underground newspaper, pirate radio
alternative pressmainstream media
Dominant news establishment
media conglomerates · legacy media · media monopolies · network news
alternative pressmass media
Large-scale communication channels
national press · network news · popular press · tabloid press
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