A study of alternative media from the Global South/ non-Western perspective: Scrutinizing how “alternativeness” varies in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

Shangyuan Wu, Thorsten Quandt, Saïd Unger, Department of Communications and New Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Department of Communication, and Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, University of Münster, Department of Communication, University of Münster

Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism

Published online on May 15, 2026

Abstract

Journalism, Ahead of Print.
Academic scholarship on alternative media remains Western-centric, presenting the view that such media features counter-hegemonic content and contributes to social movements and active citizenship. This paper synthesizes the work of scholars from the ...