With roots among the counterculture publications of the 1960s, alternative newspapers have evolved tremendously since that time. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies counts 118 members and a collective readership or over 19 million.
More information on alternative newspapers is available from:
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies 1020 Sixteenth Street, NW Fourth Floor Washington, DC 20036-5702 202.822.1955 202.822.0929 (Fax) http://aan.orgThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Adam Ebbin, Director of Marketing and Media Relations Jimmy Askew, Marketing Assistant Richard Karpel, Executive Director
From this organization you can obtain a directory, which includes addresses, telephone numbers, and staff information, as well as helpful circulation and demographic data. The cost of this directory is $25. Please contact the office for more information.
Also,
Alternative Press Center P.O. Box 33109 Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 243-2471
This organization produces the quarterly Alternative Press Index, a selection of articles indexed by subject.