This book derives from empirical work conducted from 2013 to 2015 with Brazilian media producers, enriched with the analysis of the coverage of events these producers displayed in alternative or, as the author proposes, I peripheral i media outlets. Helton Levy argues that it adds a new "breadth" to the "often vague" concept of alternative media, criticizing the scholarly production on the topic and its various approaches (e.g. citizen journalism, radical media, activist media, community media) and positioning Brazilian alternative media in these numerous currents. For this purpose, Levy also does a frame analysis of five peripheral outlets, contrasting their coverage with frames from the mainstream media. [Extracted from the article]