Researching Communications
A Practical Guide to Methods in Media and Cultural Analysis
3rd Edition
Published on 17. June 2021
Book
Hardback
552 pages
978-1-5013-1696-8 (ISBN)
Description
The new edition of the highly respected Researching Communications is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to researching media and communication. Researching Communications, Third Edition is an invaluable guide to performing and analysing research tasks, introducing the major research methods, giving detailed examples of research analysis and practical step-by-step guidance in clear language.
Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the third edition includes new sections on social media analysis, digital research methods and comparative research, as well as updated case studies, international examples and details of recent developments in media and communication studies.
Undergraduate and postgraduate media and communication students will find Researching Communications an invaluable resource at all stages of their course.
Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the third edition includes new sections on social media analysis, digital research methods and comparative research, as well as updated case studies, international examples and details of recent developments in media and communication studies.
Undergraduate and postgraduate media and communication students will find Researching Communications an invaluable resource at all stages of their course.
Reviews / Votes
This welcome new edition is updated and expanded, providing scholars with the what, why and how of communication research. Practical, accessible and truly invaluable. * Janet Wasko, Professor and Emeritus Knight Chair in Communication Research, University of Oregon, USA *More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
69 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 165 mm
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
986 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5013-1696-8 (9781501316968)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David Deacon is Professor of Communication and Media Analysis at Loughborough University, UK.
Michael Pickering is Emeritus Professor of Media and Cultural Analysis at Loughborough University, UK.
Peter Golding is Emeritus Professor at Northumbria University, UK.
Graham Murdock is Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy at Loughborough University, UK.
Michael Pickering is Emeritus Professor of Media and Cultural Analysis at Loughborough University, UK.
Peter Golding is Emeritus Professor at Northumbria University, UK.
Graham Murdock is Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy at Loughborough University, UK.
Content
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1. Approaching research
2. Dealing with documentation
3. Selecting and sampling
4. Asking questions
5. Handling numbers
6. Counting contents
7. Analysing texts
8. Unpacking news
9. Viewing the image
10. Interpreting images
11. Being an observer
12. Attending to talk
13. Taking talk apart
14. Making comparisons
15. Using computers
16. Beyond methodology: the what, how and why of researching communications
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1. Approaching research
2. Dealing with documentation
3. Selecting and sampling
4. Asking questions
5. Handling numbers
6. Counting contents
7. Analysing texts
8. Unpacking news
9. Viewing the image
10. Interpreting images
11. Being an observer
12. Attending to talk
13. Taking talk apart
14. Making comparisons
15. Using computers
16. Beyond methodology: the what, how and why of researching communications
Glossary
Bibliography
Index