Media and Communication Research Methods (Paperback, 2 ed)

Preface to the second edition.- 1. Introduction to media and communication research.- 2. The research process.- 3. Researching ownership and media policy.- 4. Ethnography and observational methods.- 5. Content analysis.- 6. Critical Discourse Analysis.- 7. Analysing narratives and discourse schema.- 8. Analysing photographs and video.- 9. Survey research.- 10. Focus group interviewing.- 11. Managing and analysing communications research data.- Glossary.- References.- Subject index.- Author/name index.