Digital Ethnography outlines an approach to doing ethnography in a contemporary world. It
invites researchers to consider how we live and research in a digital, material and sensory …

When evaluating any new medium or technology we often turn to the familiar as a point of
reference. Podcasting was no different, drawing obvious comparisons with radio. While …

Iwould like to thank my colleagues in alternative media studies, Jay Hamilton and Nick
Couldry, who were generous enough to read and comment on various draft chapters of this …

The Apple iPod has not only become a 'must have'style accessory for the
'wirefree'generation but has also revolutionized the way we consume music. At the time of …

What is alternative journalism? For those encountering the term for the first time–and even
for those familiar with it–it can appear infuriatingly vague. How does it relate to an array of …

In 2004, a new movement began. It was one that promised democratization of media
production tools and the means to freely distribute work. Using domestic tools and open …

In the past decade or so there has been a massive explosion of 'alternative media'activity.
Facilitated by the spread of the Internet and other digital technologies, and accelerated by …

Purpose Podcasts have become a main content delivery platform in the last decade. Since
not enough studies examined the wider population adoption patterns of podcasts in general …

Radio has always been part of our lives. It has also been a profitable business since the
early days of broadcasting. Today, all sorts of digital devices have combined to create a …

Combining classic work on radio with innovative research, journalism and biography,
Women and Radio offers a variety of approaches to understanding the position of women as …