In this introduction to the special issue Contesting the Mainstream: Understanding
Alternative News Media, we discuss how and to what extent alternative news media …

The article analyzes the in-article referencing practices of right-wing alternative online news
media. It distinguishes between a journalistic logic, in which referencing practices follow …

This paper analyses how immigrants are understood by Swedish alternative media and the
role that Islamophobia plays, if at all, in these representations. What is remarkable is that …

This paper argues the benefits of approaching the ongoing contentions and power dynamics
in journalism as a strategic action field (JSAF). This meso-level, actor-centered analytical …

This paper analyses how Sweden has come to be imagined and represented on the
websites of US far right organisations since the start of the so-called 'migration crisis' of …

The increasing prominence of alternative news media has been identified as a particular
challenge to contemporary established journalism, next to collapsing financial models …

Right-wing populists' online communication relies heavily on images and their emotional
appeal. In this article, we study how images of human actors are deployed to engender …

The Dutch parliamentary far right has been considered a relatively liberal outlier to the
gender politics of the European far right, yet recent years have shown the increasing anti …

The alternative right-wing news website Breitbart has been a subject of increased academic
scrutiny following the election of Donald Trump as US President in 2016. Due to its …

For a well-functioning and inclusive democracy, it is crucial that minority voices can
participate in public debate and express their opinions through the news media. However …