Topical Issues in Communications and Media ResearchThe field of communication and media has never been more exciting, and the vigorous activity in this area over the past three decades bears testimony to this. The excitement is due to a number of developments in the vast and sometimes very different areas that fall under the common rubric of communication and media studies. This book seeks to interrogate a number of concerns and issues in communications and media research. This volume documents some of the current trends and developments, challenges, and future prospects of communication and media research. In doing so it presents a broad basis for understanding the issues, technologies, theories, applications, opportunities, and challenges faced by communication researchers and scholars in the new media environment of the 21st century. |
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... qualitative methods . Kwansah - Aidoo suggests that agenda setting must look at newer media and make methodological adaptations that will allow researchers to explore the tensions and dilemmas raised by the new media environment , so ...
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Contents
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Cultural Literacy the Media and the Public Sphere Implication for Communication Research | 25 |
Prospects for AgendaSetting Research in the 21st Century | 35 |
New Information Technologies and Research Ethics A Critical Appraisal | 61 |
Action Research in the Design of New Media and ICT Systems | 79 |
Processual Media Theory and the Study of New Media Towards a New Research Approach | 95 |
An Eclectic Feminist Framework for Critically Evaluating Women and Communication Technology Projects | 117 |
Phenomenology Economic History and Mass Communication Research Lessons from the Australian Music Industry | 143 |
Focus Group Research Towards an Applicable Model for Africa | 167 |
Index | 191 |
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