An
alternative newspaper is a type of
newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of stylized reporting, opinionated
reviews and
columns,
investigations into edgy topics and
magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Its news coverage is more locally focused and their target audiences younger than those of daily newspapers. Typically, alternative newspapers are published in
tabloid format and printed on
newsprint. Other names for such publications include
alternative weekly,
alternative newsweekly, and
alt weekly, as the majority circulate on a weekly schedule.