Researching Communications

A Practical Guide to Methods in Media and Cultural Analysis

AvDavid Deacon,Michael Pickering

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-07-15
Mått:156 x 234 x 4 mm
Vikt:940 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:552
Upplaga:3
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781501316920

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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.

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This welcome new edition is updated and expanded, providing scholars with the what, why and how of communication research. Practical, accessible and truly invaluable.

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Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Acknowledgements1. 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 GlossaryBibliographyIndex