Researching Audiences: A Practical Guide to Methods in Media Audience Analysis - Hardcover

Murray, Catherine; Schroder, Kim; Drotner, Kirsten; Kline, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340762756 ISBN 13: 9780340762752

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2003

Synopsis

How do young audiences play with the cultural spectacle offered by reality shows like Big Brother? How does interactive media influence learning the process in educational and everyday settings? How can corporate communicators address their ethical commitment more effectively to the general public? And is there a link between television viewing and violent behavior? Researching Audiences is a practical hands-on guide to the main types of empirical fieldwork that have established themselves in academic, policy, and commercial research. It will help you explore what audience members do with the media, how they make sense of the media, and how the media may influence social affairs from the micro to the macro level.

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About the Author

Catherine Murray is Associate Professor at the School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340762756
• ISBN 13: 9780340762752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256