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Design and Media Production : Media Platforms

This guide will provide useful resouces in support of the Design and Media Production program at Atlanta Technical College.

Online Subcultures

Zines and Subcultures

box of zines

Image source: "Marceline SmithFollow My gigantic zine collection part 3" by Marceline Smith is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0


"The concept of zines is rooted in the amateur press movement, arising in the subculture of science-fiction fans in the 1930s. The first fanzine publishers were searching for a space for their own short stories and so started printing their own magazines. ... In the 1970s, zines became part of the punk movement – starting in the u.k. and u.s.a. they soon spread into other countries. " - From ZineLab

The links below feature zine-making and sharing sites and zines

Social Media Platforms

More media platforms

Did you know that you can use all kinds of social media resources to create and share academic work? Consider the links below

decorative social media icons in rainbow chalk

Image source: "Social Media Icons on Chalk Sticks" by Jamie Spencer is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Social Media
Book sharing
Bookmarks

Share and borrow bookmarks with others online. Organize your own research with tags and in folders.

Timelines

WiKi's continued....................

  • PBworks
  • Google Sites
  • Wikimedia

Find Media Podcasts

Consider a podcast

Looking for inspiration or models? Try these podcast collections.

Explore Radio Media

Consider radio

A weekly one–hour public affairs program providing information, analyses and views frequently ignored by other media.

This list represents just a few local or locally aired examples. 

Consider a WiKi

wiki is an online collaborative website in which members of a community or class create, collaborate, comment, and share content. Wikis allow you to add text, upload images and video, link to external resources, work with others, and present a polished product.

Here are a few linked below: