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Ethnographic fieldwork : studying journalists at work /

This case study is an account of how Thomsen used ethnographic methods such as participant observation to study the everyday work of journalists. It presents the uses of ethnographic fieldwork as well as some of the obstacles and challenges of this particular method for studying journalists specific...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomsen, Line Hassall (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Journalism > Research > Case studies.
Ethnology > Fieldwork > Case studies.
Journalisme > Recherche > Études de cas.
Ethnologie > Recherche sur le terrain > Études de cas.
Ethnology > Fieldwork
Journalism > Research
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This case study is an account of how Thomsen used ethnographic methods such as participant observation to study the everyday work of journalists. It presents the uses of ethnographic fieldwork as well as some of the obstacles and challenges of this particular method for studying journalists specifically. This case focuses particularly on the challenges of limiting the field of research and of studying a group to which the researcher already belongs.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473951723
1473951720