Under the head Conspiranoids, Branwyn is the first Media Theorist I've read to actually Engage with the way the far right has capitalized on DIY media.
Even if the rest of this book was just retreading ground that other theorists have explored, this frank discussion of the right wing conspiracy theorist movement, and the power of their alternative media to create a break with consensus reality is worth the price of admission.
That's not the core of the book, or even a Major feature. It's just a thing that's discussed and addressed. It's good that that thing is discussed and addressed.
Nothing sets the time period in which this book was written more clearly than this: