Advancing Media Production Research

This anthology explores challenges to understanding the nature of cultural production, exploring innovative new research approaches and improvements to old approaches, such as newsroom ethnography, which will enable clearer, fuller understanding of the workings of journalism and other forms of media and cultural production.

PART I: DEBATES AND TRANSITIONS1. Production Research - Continuity And Transformation; Chris Paterson, David Lee, Anamik Saha, Anna Zoellner2. On The Vagaries of Production Research; Philip Schlesinger3. The Importance of Time In Media Production Research; David M. RyfePART II: RESEARCH AND THEORY4. Field Theory and Media Production: A Bridge-Building Strategy; Ida Willig5. Studying News Production: From Process To Meanings; Daniel A. Berkowitz And Zhengjia Liu6. News Media Ecosystems And Population Dynamics: A Cross-Cultural Analysis; Wilson Lowrey & Elina Erzikova7. Micro vs. Macro: Reflection On The Potentials Of Field Analysis; Tore SlaattaPART III: MATTERS OF METHOD8. Applying Grounded Theory On Media Production Studies; Astrid Gynnild9. The Qualitative Interview In Media Production Studies; Hanne Bruun10. When You Can't Rely On Public Or Private: Using The Ethnographic Self As Resource; Michael B. Munnik11. Investigating The Backstage Of Newswriting With Process Analyses; Daniel PerrinPART IV: BEYOND THE NEWSROOM12. From 'Poetics' To 'Production': Genres As Active Ingredients In Media Production; Ana Alacovska13. Production Studies And Documentary Participants: A Method; Willemien Sanders14. A Cultural Biography Of Application Software; Fredrik LesageEpilogue; Chris Anderson