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Visual methodologies: an introduction to researching with visual materials
Los Angeles:
Sage
(2023) 5th ed., xv, 454 pp., many illustr., bibliogr. p.399-438, index
ISBN 978-1-5297-6719-3 (pbk)
Other Editions: 1st ed. 2001, 2nd ed. 2007
"Whatever level of experience you have, this classic text will provide you with the key skills you need to complete a visual methods research project, understand the rationale behind each step, and engage with the contexts and power relations that shape our interpretation of visual images. With a cl...
Mixed methods perspectives on communication and social media research
London; New York:
Routledge
(2023), xxviii, 280 pp., figures, tables, index
ISBN 978-1-03-220912-8 (pbk); 978-1-00-326588-7 (online)
"Mixed Methods Perspectives on Communication and Social Media Research addresses the need for a discipline-cum-methodology-tailored book that navigates the current research spectrum of communication and social media ("CommSocMed"). It examines contemporary and relevant issues that intertwine the exp...
Controversy mapping: a field guide
Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA:
Polity Press
(2022), xx, 334 pp., illustr., diagr., maps, bibliogr. p.293-328, index
ISBN 978-1-5095-4451-6 (pbk); 978-1-5095-4450-9 (hbk); 978-1-5095-4452-3 (online)
"Controversy Mapping is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, Venturini and Munk outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mappin...
Qualitative research using social media
London; New York:
Routledge
(2022), viii, 203 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.176-199, index
ISBN 978-0-367-33350-8 (hbk); 978-0-367-33347-8 (pbk); 978-0-429-31933-4 (ebook)
"[This book] guides the reader in what different kinds of qualitative research can be applied to social media data. It introduces students, as well as those who are new to the field, to developing and carrying out concrete research projects. The book takes the reader through the stages of choosing d...
A handbook of media and communication research: qualitative and quantitative methodologies
London; New York:
Routledge
(2021) 3rd ed., xiii, 512 pp., bibliogr. p.434-494, index
ISBN 978-1-138-49292-9 (pbk); 978-1-138-49290-5 (ebook)
Other Editions: 1st ed. 2002, 2nd ed. 2012, 3rd ed. 2021
The Routledge international handbook of ethnographic film and video
London; New York:
Routledge
(2020), xx, 359 pp., index
ISBN 978-0-429-19699-7 (ebook); 978-0-429-59130-3 (pdf); 978-0-367-18582-4 (hbk)
"Comprised of 31 chapters authored by some of the world's leading experts in their respective fields, the book's contributors synthesize existing literature, introduce the historical and conceptual dimensions of the field, illustrate innovative methodologies and techniques, survey traditional and ne...
Evaluating academic and media nongovernmental organization partnerships for participatory data gathering
International journal of market research, volume 63, issue 1 (2020), pp. 43-57
"This article discusses participatory methods for data gathering in the context of a partnership between a Swiss-based media development organization, Fondation Hirondelle, and a research team at the University of Sheffield. In 2018–2019, the partnership conducted fieldwork which focused on the im...
Video ethnography in practice: planning, shooting, and editing for social analysis
Los Angeles:
Sage
(2017), xix, 139 pp., illustr., index
ISBN 978-1-4833-7721-6 (pbk)
"Video Ethnography in Practice is a brief guide for students in the social disciplines who are required to produce an ethnographic video, the most significant new methodological technique in 21st century social analysis. The authors, both accomplished videographers, cover the basic techniques of cre...
The ultimate guide to effective data collection
socialcops
(2017), 44 pp.
"What is the purpose of your survey? What data are you looking to collect? How can you best collect that data? What sort of survey and research methodology should you use? How should you write the questions in your survey? Who should you survey? This ebook is designed to take you through these quest...
Media audience research: a guide for professionals
New Delhi et al.:
Sage
(2016) 3rd ed., xvi, 281 pp., glossary p.260-72, bibliogr. p.273-5, index
ISBN 9789351506430 (pbk); 9789353280178 (online)
Other Editions: 1st ed.: Handbook on Radio and Television Audience Research. Paris: UNICEF and UNESCO, 1993; 2nd ed.: Handbook on Radio and Television Audience Research. London: BBC World Service, UNICEF and UNESCO, 1999
"This book outlines all the methods for conducting research—both active and passive as well as quantitative and qualitative—in all forms of media, including new media such as the Internet, mobile phones and social media. It explains the ways in which media audiences are measured, understood and ...
Participatory visual research with subsistence farmers in Papua New Guinea
Development in practice, volume 25, issue 7 (2015), pp. 997-1010
"This article discusses the trial of visual research methods in a socio-economic research and development project with women subsistence farmers and their families in two regions of Papua New Guinea. It reports on the benefits and challenges of three visual research methods (drawing, participatory p...
Content analysis: measuring the success of journalism capacity building
Key Guidance
Bonn:
Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
(2014), 8 pp.
"In this paper we describe how quality in reporting could be measured through content analysis. We show that this approach, although somewhat technical, is feasible. It can help projects to become better and more successful. As a suggestion for practitioners in media development we present three opt...
Participatory visual and digital methods
London, New York:
Routledge
(2013), 227 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.203-216, index
ISBN 9781598744897 (pbk); 9781598744880 (hbk); 9781315423012 (online)
"Gubrium and Harper describe how visual and digital methodologies can contribute to a participatory, public-engaged ethnography. These methods can change the traditional relationship between academic researchers and the community, building one that is more accessible, inclusive, and visually appeali...
Designs, devices and development: audience research as creative resource in the making of an Afghan radio drama
Participations, volume 8, issue 1 (2011), pp. 132-153
"This essay analyses the role of audience research as a change agent in media development interventions in Afghanistan. It analyses how audience research in transnational contexts involves a complex set of intercultural negotiations and translations that contribute to the enduring relevance and sust...
L'audience
Paris:
CNRS Editions
(2009), 184 pp.
ISBN 978-2-271-06849-1
The guide to researching audiences: concise edition
Guildford, Surrey:
JISC; Strategic Content Alliance; Curtis+Cartwright Consulting
(2009), 26 pp.
"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...
Twelve years of measuring linguistic diversity in the internet: balance and perspectives
Paris:
UNESCO
(2009), v, 56 pp.
Other Editions: also published in French
"FUNREDES and Union Latine have designed an original research method to measure linguistic diversity in cyberspace. The aim was to use search engines and a sample of word-concepts to measure the proportionate presence of these concepts in their various linguistic equivalences (in Latin languages, En...
The guide to researching audiences
Guildford, Surrey:
Curtis+Cartwright Consulting; Strategic Content Alliance
(2008), 74 pp., bibliogr. p.70-73
"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...
