Qualitative Research in Journalism: Taking It to the Streets

ISBN-13: 9780805843989 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 258 str.

Iorio; Sharon Hartin Iorio; Sharon Hartin Iorio

Opis

Contemporary journalism training incorporates a wide range of reporting methods; however, with the rapid changes now influencing journalistic practice, the need for a new approach is apparent. Recognizing and responding to that need, editor Sharon Hartin Iorio has developed this volume illustrating how qualitative methods can be used to augment the practice of traditional journalism. in the current reporting climate. It offers ways in which news coverage is expanded and enhanced through the use of qualitative methods developed in the social sciences. The volume contributors demonstrate how valid, reliable qualitative procedures can be used to increase coverage and offer new insights.

Recenzje

"...it is a useful introduction to some techniques that reporters and editors need to understand to survive in today's news environment." --Communication Research Trends

Spis treści

Contents: J. Rosen, Foreword. Preface. Part I. S.H. Iorio, Qualitative Method Journalism. L.A. Friedland, K.B. Campbell, Connected Research: The Chicago School Precedent. C.G. Christians, The Changing News Paradigm: From Objectivity to Interpretive Sufficiency. Part II. T. Haas, Qualitative Case Study Methods in Newsroom Research and Reporting: The Case of the Akron Beacon Journal. S. Willey, Focus Groups Newsroom Style. R. Coleman, Oral and Life Histories: Giving Voice to the Voiceless. S.H. Iorio, Focused Interviews. J.M. Cramer, M. McDevitt, Ethnographic Journalism. K.B. Campbell, Inventing Civic Mapping. J.L. Morris, Textual Analysis in Journalism. S.S. Huxman, M. Allen, Scientists and Storytellers: The Imperative of Pairing Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Communication Research. J. Schaffer, Academic/Professional Partnerships: Newsrooms and Community.

O autorze

Edited by Iorio, Sharon Hartin