The Methods Section

The Methods Section features brief introductions to existing research methods and methodological developments within journalism studies. These brief introductions serve as first entry points for students and scholars who wish to familiarize themselves with new methods

Below you can find links to all of Journalistica's published methods briefs, which put a spotlight on research methods used in journalism studies and/or journalism practice.

You can also listen to our podcast Journalistica Methods on Spotify, where we publish interviews with the authors of our methods briefs.

Methods briefs:

The Online Video Research Interview (OVRI)

Discourse analysis in journalism studies

Psychophysiological methods

Online text-based focus groups in journalism studies

Value sensitive design

An integrated guide to thematic analysis

Screenshots as data and documentation

Dialing in with participants

Qualitative reconstruction interviews to study journalistic practice

Ethnographic reporting: immersion as journalistic practice and pedagogy

Data donations – a user-centric approach to collect digital trace data