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Topic: Alternative Press

	Ethnic/Alternative: Alternative
		To be clear, the alternative press as defined here has little to do with what many might describe as "alternative." The term is mostly a catchall phrase used by the mainstream media, but these publications are not what some call the "dissident" press in America (see sidebar).
		Alternative weeklies were not spared from the large-scale consolidation that hit the media in general in the 1990s.
		The dissident press, like ethnic media, is difficult to examine as a group because of its wide geographic spread, lack of large ownership and absence of a large centralized organizing group.
	www.stateofthenewsmedia.org /narrative_ethnicalternative_alternative.asp?media=9 (1656 words)

	Alternative press Summary
		Technically a part of the Alternative Press, and definitely one of the purest expressions of the counter-culture Zeitgeist, the underground comic book is actually a separate phenomenon.
		It remains to be seen whether the most lasting legacy of the Alternative Press, the disabling of any governing system of courtesy or restraint in public discourse, will turn out to have hastened the end of a nightmare or the beginning of one.
		As long as there have been media there have been alternative media, and the alternative press is a subset of them.
	www.bookrags.com /Alternative_press (1166 words)

	Mount Allison University Libraries
		Other criteria used to describe the alternative press include a publication's content, its means of production and ownership, whether or not a publication seeks social or political change, and whether or not the publication is intended to generate a profit.
		Charles Willett, founder of Counterpoise and author of numerous articles on the alternative press, suggests that the Alternative Press expresses "whatever ideas lie beyond the pale, whatever is not accepted, not permitted, not available in the corporate and government mainstream" (1999).
		The Alternative media, on the other hand, have as their primary aim social and political action: "to change towards a more equitable social, cultural and economic whole in which the individual is not reduced to an object...
	www.mta.ca /library/alternative_media.html (2097 words)

	Alternative Apparel - Press
		Alternative donated more than 2,000 shirts as the blank canvases for their one-of-a-kind creations.
		Alternative often plans for colors and styles six-plus months in advance, watching the markets closely to stay ahead - that's why many brand managers and manufacturers use the blank-slated t-shirts for designing their own lines.
		Alternative was happy to provide tees for models used throughout the magazine, as well as having our men's aa05 in light navy used for the cover shot.
	www.alternativeapparel.com /default.aspx?id=165 (706 words)

	Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut Libraries
		The Alternative Press Collection, or APC, was founded in the late 1960s as a repository for radical and ephemeral publications emanating from activist movements for social, cultural and political change.
		In addition to providing primary resources for the study of radical movements in recent history, the Alternative Press Collection can also be used by persons interested in weighing alternative viewpoints and alternative choices in their lives.
		The Alternative Press Collection also collects samples of the radical right, including publications from groups such as the National Emancipation of the White Seed, Ku Klux Klan, John Birch Society, Committee to Restore the Constitution, and Accuracy in Media.
	www.lib.uconn.edu /online/research/speclib/ASC/collections/apc/brochure.htm (753 words)

	Of and About Alternative Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Alternatives in Publication Task Force of SRRT (The Social Responsibilities Round Table of The American Library Association) promotes the Alternative Press, especially in libraries.
		The Invisibility of the Alternative Press, by Tami Oliphant.
		Some Alternative Press History, about the alternative press and social movements and the history of the Alternative Press Center and the Alternative Press Index.
	www.libr.org /rory/alt-lit.html (895 words)

	Amazon.com: Alternative Press Magazine: Magazines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alternative Press Magazine is the ultimate authority on new music and style.
		Alternative Press is packed with celebrity and anti-celebrity interviews, exclusive photos, in-depth and (often brutally) honest reviews and so much more that only Alternative Press can give you.
		Alternative Press is jam packed with celebrity and anti-celebrity interviews, exclusive photos, in-depth and (often brutally) honest reviews and so much more that only it can give you.
	www.amazon.com /Alternative-Press-Magazine/dp/B00026E9XG (592 words)

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		Alternative Press Magazine, If you’re a hip young adult, this is the magazine for you.
		Alternative Press is the Gen-X guide to getting in tune with new music, new films, new styles and new trends.
		Alternative Press is jam packed with celebrity and anti-celebrity interviews, exclusive photos, in-depth and (often brutally) honest reviews and much, much more.
	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p22194915 (165 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Richard Louv -- Where has the alternative press gone?
		One theory is that the alternative press morphed permanently into the urban lifestyle weeklies, filled with cell phone ads, after-dark guides to the best croissants, and attitude.
		Now a third alternative is emerging, epitomized by MoveOn.org, a kind of electronic version of the old Berkeley Barb or San Diego's long-gone underground papers, The Street Journal and The Door.
		Alternative newspapers are alive and well in Humboldt County.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/louv/20040208-9999_mz1e8louv.html (929 words)

	Leddy Library - Iraq 2003 - Sources of News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Possibly moreso than at any other time, this is when news media must perform their much-vaunted "watchdog" function over governments.
		The press and the airwaves should be filled with questioning, challenges, and diverse viewpoints.
		In the public interest, no effort should be spared with respect to a full exploration of justifications and alternatives.
	cronus.uwindsor.ca /units/leddy/2002.nsf/HelpSubjectGuidesIraq2003 (139 words)

	Bibliographic Tools for the Alternative Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Profiles of 162 significant, alternative presses publish books that are politically progressive or are literary and deliver alternative thought through fiction, short stories, and poetry.
		A trade association for approximately 70 radical and alternative presses in the United Kingdom.
		Founded in 1969, the Center is one of the oldest self-sustaining alternative media institutions in the U.S. Run as a non-profit collective, the Center is dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press.
	www.libr.org /AIP/bibtools.html (1367 words)

	Ethnic/Alternative: Introduction
		Of all the sectors of the news media, the Ethnic and Alternative media in America are still in many ways the most fluid.
		What once was called the alternative press, weekly newspapers in many cities, really in some ways represents an entertainment and long-form print weekly rather than a political alternative press.
		Meanwhile, in the so-called "alternative" press, while the companies are hardly household names, consolidation is rapidly changing the medium.
	www.stateofthenewsmedia.org /narrative_ethnicalternative_intro.asp?media=9 (244 words)

	WU Libraries Databases - Alternative Press Index Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is a comprehensive guide to alternative sources of information; coverage is international and interdisciplinary.
		Alternative Press Index for coverage from 1991 to the present.
		Alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
	library.wustl.edu:800 /databases/about/altpressarchive.html (114 words)

	The Alternative Press
		The Alternative Press has discovered that the New Providence Borough Council appears to be conducting itself in a more transparent manner when it comes to the revision of meeting minutes, likely in response to an incident late last year when the accuracy of minutes of a Council meeting was questioned.
		The Alternative Press will not be endorsing any candidates but does encourage all residents of New Providence to vote and have their voices heard.
		As of today, March 21, 2007, The Alternative Press has yet to receive a response to its inquiry with the sole exception being Councilwoman Julie MacDermott who, instead of answering the questions posed, instructed The Alternative Press not to contact her at the email address The Alternative Press had been provided for her.
	thealternativepress.blogspot.com (4779 words)

	Ruxton Media Group :: Alternative Press
		Ruxton’s sprawling network of alternative weekly newspapers reaches into 35 of the country’s most vibrant markets.
		Unparalleled, timely coverage of music and the arts, along with comprehensive local event listings and dining information, makes alternative weeklies an indispensable tool for readers making immediate decisions about where to spend their time and money.
		Alternative newspapers are action media, published, distributed and picked up by our readers pre-weekend; our audience reads and acts on the local market entertainment and event information that is offered.
	www.ruxton.com /index.php?page=alternative&nav=navigation_alt&active=1&PHPSESSID=00dc7fab4f8416f4b055ce5f0f1a66b9 (150 words)

	Press
		“Alternative rock may have died with Kurt Cobain, but the commercial life cycle of Latin alternative music has just begun.
		“This year’s Latin Alternative Music Conference underscored how the increasing number of bilingual acts – and their legions of fans – are defying the status quo of TV and radio programming.
		Although some alternative heavyweight acts were absent from the two evening showcases, in their place a handful of burgeoning acts stole the show.”
	www.latinalternative.com /press.htm (901 words)

	Alternative Press Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To learn more about alternative collection resources go to Bibliographic Tools for the Alternative Press, which is part of Counterpoise, an alternative review journal published quarterly (the MCTC Library subscribes to Counterpoise).
		Or, go to the Alternative Press Collection Resources section at the bottom for information on alterative press collection material available at the MCTC Library.
		The Alternative Materials Appendix to our Collection Development Policy might be of interest to librarians who are considering developing an alternative press collection.
	db.mctc.mnscu.edu /library/pages/altpress.htm (116 words)

	Alternative press challenges information blockade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To the government, the alternative press is 'the wild press' that undermines government authority and must be put in order.
		Indonesian pro-democracy groups, meanwhile, say the alternative press is the voice of the people, the medium for struggle.
		Everyone knows that the mainstream press not only operates under restrictions on reporting matters to do with regionalism, religion, race or class conflict, it is also not permitted to print news about the business interests of the Presidential family.
	www.serve.com /inside/edit48/stanley.htm (1239 words)

	The New Press: What is the New Press? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Editorially, The Press focuses on number of key program areas, including: contemporary social issues, with an emphasis on race relations, women's issues, immigration, human rights, labor and popular economics, and the media; education reform and alternative teaching materials; cultural criticism; art and art education; international literature; and law and legal studies.
		The New Press is very much an activist press; with the help of a dynamic group of editorial advisory committees, it seeks to identify areas in which new books and materials are most needed, and to commission books to fill those needs.
		New Press books are reviewed throughout the major media and alternative press, and have garnered many "Notable Books of the Year" listings in the New York Times and elsewhere.
	www.thenewpress.com /about.htm (1116 words)

	Making Sense of Media Online Chapter 3 -- The Alternative Press (Page 89) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies provides articles about the alternative press and links to alternative newspapers on the Web.
		Newcity.com: Alternative America is based at the alternative weekly Newcity Chicago and provides a network of alternative weekly sites.
		Media Alliance is a Bay-Area training and resource center for alternative media workers.
	cwabacon.pearsoned.com /bookbind/pubbooks/rodman_awl/chapter3/essay5/deluxe-content.html (705 words)

	About the CCBC - The Alternative Press Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Alternative Press Collection is a comprehensive collection of children's books published by small presses in the United States and Canada since 1972.
		What makes many alternative press books distinctive is their point of view.
		Within the CCBC Alternative Press Collection, one finds a variety of perspectives and ideas, as well as types of information otherwise unavailable to children and teens.
	www.soemadison.wisc.edu /ccbc/about/collections/apColl.asp (417 words)

	NO ALTERNATIVE RECORDS \\ no alternative press
		No Alternative has "some of the most discerning ears in the Twin Cities, and whatever [No Alternative] signs deserves to be listened to closely." Saint Paul Pioneer Press
		No Alternative "has built up a small catalogue featuring some of the best hooks, sweetest melodies, hottest riffs and most perverse humor anywhere in the country.
		No Alternative's only unifying factor -amongst a roster that has a wide variety of musical leanings- is great song writing.
	www.noalternative.com /press.php (266 words)

	media - press articles - alternative answers - investment opportunities
		Although investors have in general returned to equity investments, they show an increased appetite for non-correlated alternative investment classes and are making greater use of sophisticated derivative strategies in their investment portfolios.
		Certificates, as an alternative to mutual funds, have increased especially in Germany and are seen as the greatest competitive product to mutual funds.
		Mutual fund managers don’t want to duplicate the investments in risk management but want to share a common risk management infrastructure among their different entities, which requires often a review of the current organisation and redesign of the existing workflows.
	www.ey.com /global/content.nsf/Luxembourg_E/media_press_articles_alternative_answers__investment_opportunities (957 words)

	Magnetek Alternative Energies - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		“Alternative energy products currently account for less than 5% of our quarter-billion-dollar annual revenue,” said Magnetek chief executive Andrew Galef.
		“For decades alternative and renewable energy sources have been fighting an uphill battle with comparatively cheap power from existing fossil-fuel-fired and nuclear plants.
		These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified and are beyond the Company's control.
	www.alternative-energies.com /aeNews20050425.htm (522 words)

	Alternative Press Review :: Your Guide Beyond the Mainstream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Alternative Press Review can be your window on the world of independent media.
		Alternative Press Review is an independent magazine that relies entirely on our readers and supporters.
		Join the Alternative Press Review email list to receive regular updates filled with the latest news, analysis, articles, announcements, and other items of interest.
	altpr.org /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=197&... (648 words)

	Independent Media Centers: Cyber-Subversion and the Alternative Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Throughout American history a number of communities have established alternative news outlets, including African-American organizations, suffragette and feminist groups, immigrants, war resisters and various organizations on the left end of the political landscape [11].
		Indymedia issued press passes to journalists who then went out to the protests and recorded what they saw with pens, paper, audio and video tape, and digital cameras.
		While other online alternative news sources often fill their Web pages with editorials, commentaries, and news analysis (and Indymedia often links to these and other sources), Indymedia's primary emphasis is in providing a Web outlet for filing original, first-hand coverage online through print, photos, audio, and video.
	www.firstmonday.org /issues/issue7_4/hyde/index.html (3773 words)

	Alternative Press
		Although media was giving a lot of news attention to the protests, much of the opinions and ideas were still mired in mainstream media and culture.
		Ideas, art, and writing by the young intellectuals of this time were not generally accepted in mainstream culture and so alternative or underground press and independent publishing movements, which had been in existence for many decades previously also began to flourish.
		Alternative Library Literature, and inspired a second book, Revolting Librarians Redux which was published as a follow up in 2001 and includes essays by new activist librarians as well as some thoughts from the original writers thirty years after its original publication.
	www.slais.ubc.ca /courses/libr500/03-04-wt2/www/D_Bassett/alternative_press.html (467 words)

	Lasting impressions (Metro Times Detroit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When he and his wife Ann started the enterprise 37 years ago, they had to move a printing press from the Detroit Artists Workshop on West Forest over into the basement of their home on Avery Street.
		The press was a natural outgrowth of the Mikolowskis' talents.
		Getting the final "issue" from the press can be bewildering for those unfamiliar with mail art, as it's essentially a stack of small printed matter.
	www.metrotimes.com /editorial/story.asp?id=9853 (468 words)

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