Qualitative reconstruction interviews to study journalistic practice

Forfattere

  • Alexandra Schwinges University of Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/journalistica.v19i1.158532

Nøgleord:

reconstruction interviews, news production, qualitative interviews, journalism

Resumé

Journalistica: The Methods Section

In this section, Journalistica puts a spotlight on research methods used in journalism studies and/or journalism practice.

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2025-08-08

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Schwinges, A. (2025). Qualitative reconstruction interviews to study journalistic practice. Journalistica, 19(1), 261–266. https://doi.org/10.7146/journalistica.v19i1.158532

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Årg. 19 Nr. 1 (2025): Journalistica 2025

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Methods Section

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