ABSTRACT

This book introduces the essential qualitative methods used in media research, with an emphasis on integrating theory with practice. Each method is introduced through step-by-step instruction on conducting research and interpreting research findings, alongside in-depth discussions of the historical, cultural, and theoretical context of the particular method and case studies drawn from published scholarship. This text is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to qualitative methods, ideal for media and mass communication research courses.

chapter 1|12 pages

Getting Started

chapter 2|13 pages

Doing Qualitative Research

chapter 3|33 pages

Interviewing

chapter 4|34 pages

Focus Groups

chapter 5|31 pages

History

chapter 6|35 pages

Oral History

chapter 7|33 pages

Ethnography and Participant Observation

chapter 8|40 pages

Textual Analysis