"This report aims to 'assist radio stations to understand formative target audience research and enable them to conduct such research'. The report is primarily based on the experiences with Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) of five South African community radio stations. The publication contains an in
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troduction to the history and situation of community radio stations in South Africa, followed by five detailed case studies. Besides general information about these community radio stations, the case studies picture and quote the opinions of the FGD participants on language use, programme content, listeners' participation, and other topics related to the programme and management of the radio stations they listened to. The publication is not a research guide, but gives concrete examples of the benefits which community radio stations can derive from audience research." (commbox)
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"La mesure d'audience est au centre de la télévision, au cœur de la relation entre le public et l'offre de programmes. Pour certains, elle constitue un puissant système de consultation du public, exprimant sa demande, sa satisfaction ; pour d'autres, elle n'est qu'un opérateur du marché public
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itaire et n'indique, au mieux, que la réaction à l'offre. Au moment où l'avenir de la télévision généraliste semble menacé par l'évolution technique, cet ouvrage permet de s'interroger de manière claire et pédagogique sur le rôle de l'audience dans les différentes formes de télévision." (Résumé)
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"This chapter gives an overview of the theory and practices associated with questionnaire surveys as a quantitative methodology, with specific reference to the ways in which surveys are used in media research. An application of how questionnaire surveys are used in audience research is illustrated b
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y a case study." (Page 422)
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"This is the 'concise edition' of 'The Guide to Researching Audiences'. It is a shorter version of the main Guide, designed to provide an easily accessible summary of the key principles of audience research and some practical information. The full version of the Guide contains more detailed informat
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ion than this concise edition, but they are laid out in exactly the same way to make it easy for you to follow [...] The Guide sets out the basic principles of audience research. These can be followed regardless of the type of service or audience, and will help you to conduct audience research more effectively (better results) and efficiently (lower effort), with fewer problems and unforeseen complications. They provide the building blocks to enable you to design, conduct and apply your own audience analysis research. What this Guide will not provide you with is a ready-made audience analysis programme specifically designed for your service." (Introduction)
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"This chapter is about some of the practices of audience research and, in particular, the methodologies and techniques employed in measuring the audiences of different broadcasting, print and outdoor media, the cinema as well as new media such as the internet. It also gives attention to audience mea
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surement in South Africa and gives a glimpse of some of the problems associated with, and criticism on, audience measurement. The relevance of audience measurement for academic researchers is illustrated by means of a case study." (Page 516)
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"Wie viele Rezipienten erreicht unser Medienprodukt? Wie häufig, wie lange, wann und wo wird es genutzt? Wie wird es wahrgenommen? Ziel dieses Leitfadens ist es, Campusmedienforschern die nötigen Instrumente vorzustellen und zu erläutern, mit denen sie rasch und einfach die Antworten auf ihre ind
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ividuellen Fragen finden können. Dabei ging es uns nicht darum, einen weiteren Wälzer zur langen Liste der Fachliteratur zu diesem Thema hinzuzufügen. Dem Zweck eines umfassenden Werkes zur klassischen Medienforschung kann und soll diese Publikation nicht dienen. Vielmehr soll dieses Buch die nötige theoretische Fundierung bieten um insbesondere Lesern, die nicht aus dem Medienforschungsbereich stammen, den Zugang zur praktischen Anwendung der relevanten Forschungsmethoden so einfach wie möglich zu gestalten. Jede Fragestellung, jedes Problem erfordert eine individuelle Herangehensweise und Methodenanwendung, die allesamt in diesem Leitfaden für den Leser aufbereitet sind. Dieser pragmatische Grundgedanke ist ein wichtiger Aspekt des Leitfadens und schlägt sich in Form von zahlreichen Tipps und Beispielen zur praktischen Anwendung nieder." (Seite 1)
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"This guide has been written for people in the UK public sector delivering online digital services who wish to research their audiences. Although it is focused on online digital services, it will also be useful for researching audiences reached via other channels. It is primarily aimed at non-expert
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s who do not have market research skills themselves, and who do not have access to dedicated market research teams. It is therefore likely to be most useful for people in small organisations / services, or those conducting small projects in larger organisations. It may also be useful for people procuring services who want to know what guidelines to provide, and for those setting policies." (Introduction, page 6)
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"This textbook is an excellent introduction to quantitative audience measurement, especially to sampling and designing questionnaires. In addition, qualitative research, data analysis and the follow-up ("how research is used [...] understanding audiences [...] strategic research") are handled as wel
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l. The author, a former head of audience research for BBC World Service, combines the discussion of methods and cientific background with concrete examples in developing countries. Why is it important to train the interviewers? How to avoid mistakes by translating the questionnaires in indigenous languages? How to organize focus groups? How to interpret ratings? This publication is a gold mine of experience for anybody who needs to know more about his audience and to reflect on the own research practice." (CAMECO Update 1-2008)
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"The first six chapters of this book give you the background information you need to understand how to do an audience survey to a high standard. The explanation is based on the standard face-to-face survey method, where trained interviewers speak directly to audience members. You can use the informa
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tion in Part I in several ways: to organize your own survey, or to commission an expert to do a survey for you, and understand most of the decisions that they and you will face, or to help decide whether you need a survey, or some other type of research. If you are interested doing your own research, but after reading these six chapters you realize that it may be too difficult, slow, or expensive to complete a face-to-face survey, try Part II of the book, which describes some other types of survey, and several methods of qualitative research." (Page 5)
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"This is a short, practically oriented and easy to understand guide through the different methods of audience research. It explains how and why audience research can contribute to the programming of local radio stations, and introduces the basics of quantitative research (ie, sampling, writing a que
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stionnaire, etc.) and qualitative research (ie, in-depth interviews, consensus groups and others) with a focus on practical implementation for local radio stations in developing countries. Furthermore, it contains several check lists for those who want to examine their audiences, but are unsure which method is most suitable, or if they are able to carry out the research themselves or should commission an external researcher. On a whole, this is a good manual for beginners to learn more about the use, need, methods and impact that audience research can offer." (commbox)
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"Griffith University researchers in 2002 presented the final results of a national survey of community radio stations. The final report ‘Culture Commitment Community – The Australian Community Radio Sector’ contained a wealth of information on the sector and covered many ‘station–based’
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perspectives on issues such as localism, funding and sponsorship, Indigenous and ethnic programming and training. A key criticism of this report was the lack of data on community radio audiences. Two years later, an expanded research team received funding from the Australian Research Council along with financial and in-kind support from Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA), the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) and the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) to investigate community radio and television audiences. This project is the first comprehensive qualitative audience study of the community media sector in Australia and responds to a need within the sector, from policy bodies and the broader Australian community, to better understand community broadcasters and their diverse audiences. Internationally, this project, in both scale and approach, is unprecedented. Thus, it heralds an exciting and pioneering stage in community broadcasting research. This paper outlines the aims and objectives of the project and our methodology for accessing Australian community media audiences. A qualitative engagement with the diversity of audiences characteristic of the community media sector has demanded new ways of doing audience research. This paper discusses some of the methodological hurdles we have crossed in our attempts to negotiate the research terrain and we raise some of the questions associated with the qualitative method and assert its validity and portability as a tool for better understanding and knowing the nature and composition of community media audiences in Australia." (Abstract)
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"This toolkit is divided into three modules. Module A: Absolute Beginners’ Guide to Audience Research - is for individuals and organisations with little or no prior experience in conducting audience research. Module B: Basics of Audience Research - is for those who have successfully worked their w
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ay through Module A or for individuals or organisations who have some familiarity or experience with audience research. The ‘Audit of Market Intelligence’ in Section 1 of Module B will help you decide how to use the module. Module C: Conducting your own audience research: using the 'Do-It-Yourself' Audience Research Questionnaire." (About the modules, page iv-v)
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