附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Contributors; Part I; 1. Qualitative Method Journalism; The Interactive Media Environment; Journalism Education; Qualitative Research and Journalism; The Road to the 21st Century; Finding Comfort in a New Zone; Where Qualitative Methods Meet Journalism; Doing Qualitative Method Journalism; Notes from the Field: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Series; References; 2. Connected Research: The Chicago School Precedent; The Chicago School Method; Unique Qualities of the Chicago Methods.
Why did the Chicago School Emerge?Founding Scholars; Implications for Journalism; Historical Context for Chicago School Research; Charles Booth; Jane Addams and Hull-House; The Social Survey Movement; Developing Theory and Methods Together; The Natural Areas of the City; The Polish Peasant in Europe and America; The Hobo; The Authority of Multiple Research Methods; Endnotes; References; 3. The Changing News Paradigm: From Objectivity to Interpretive Sufficiency; Objectivity as Norm; Interpretive Sufficiency; Qualitative Methods; Validity; Triangulation; General Morality.
Interpretive Social Science and Public JournalismInterpretive Journalism and Public Life; Moral Literacy; Conclusion; References; Part II; 4. Qualitative Case Study Methods in Newsroom Research and Reporting: The Case of the Akron Beacon Journal; Introduction; Selecting the Case; Collecting the Data; Analyzing the Evidence; Writing the Report; "A Question of Color"; Conclusion; References; 5. Focus Groups Newsroom Style; Academic Focus Groups; Journalism Focus Groups; Action Research; The Savannah Morning News: "Vision 2010"; Group Conversations and Community Action.
The Lawrence Journal-World: "Lawrence is Growing: Finding Common Ground"Neighborhood Discussions and a Town Meeting in a Converged Media Project; The Cincinnati Enquirer: "Neighbor-to-Neighbor: Community Conversations on Race"; Focus Groups and Community Partnerships; Conclusion; References; 6. Oral and Life Histories: Giving Voice to the Voiceless; Oral History Defined; Advantages and Drawbacks; Oral History Step by Step; Designing the Project; Sampling; Preparing for the Interviews; Recording the Interviews; Collecting the Data-Also Known as Interviewing.
Analyzing, Interpreting, and Writing Up the DataOther Issues; An Oral History Project; Conclusion; References; 7. Focused Interviews; In the Beginning: Early use of Focused Interviews; Comparing Focused and Journalistic-Source Interviews; The Advantages and Disadvantages of Focused Interviews; Planning and Conducting a Focused Interview Project; Purpose of the Research; Sample Selection; Preparing for the Interviews; Determining the Project's Validity and Reliability; Coding and Analyzing the Interviews; How the Newsroom Used the Findings; Conclusion; Endnotes; References.
摘要:This volume highlights the integration of qualitative research methods into traditional journalism, offering new ways of expanding and enhancing news coverage. Designed for readers without prior experience in social science research, this collection presents a wide variety of qualitative techniques and their applications in journalistic practice. The work brings together contributions from professional journalists and journalism scholars who are highly experienced in conducting qualitative research. These experts demonstrate how valid, reliable qualitative procedures can be used to increase co.
