Ferments in the Field: Introductory Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Communication Studies

Fuchs, Christian; Qiu, Jack Linchuan

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“…This is primarily the publication of such scientists as A. Asmolov, 2016;Buckingham, 2003;Dunas, 2017;Dzyaloshinsky, 2012;Fedorov, 2015;Fuchs, Qiu, 2016;Gikas, Grant, 2013;Greenberg, 2007;Gumenyuk, 2013;Gurevich, 2004;Ivanitsky, 2010;Kolomiets, 2015;Korkonosenko, 2009;2012;Nim, 2012;Vartanova, 2015;.…”

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Teaching Future Journalists Media Research Methodology Using Digital Technologies

2019

Media Education (Mediaobrazovanie)

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The process of teaching the future journalists the basics of media education requires the use of advanced research methods of the media environment, which are based on modern information and digital technologies. The article reveals the essence of the concepts of "information technology" and "digital technology". It is noted that the problems of the media market development at the present stage are associated with the lack of research methods used or deviations from them, which increases the risk of inaccurate analysis results. In this regard, it is appropriate to talk about the need for greater responsibility of firms, companies and services conducting research in the field of communications and media. In the practice of media research in Russia and abroad, one can constantly observe the transformation of traditional types and methods of media research (the study of website audiences with the help of counters of visits, cookies etc.). Every year the role and importance of expert communities that can help to the effective development of the media research industry increases. One of the prospective areas that can contribute to the development and improvement of media research is the introduction of cloud computing and digital processing of large amounts of data (big data) and the expansion of artificial intelligence. They are connected with the development and increasing relevance of new information and digital technologies that can respond to new challenges of a humanistic and ethical nature. These circumstances intensify the need for a comprehensive study of new tools of media research by future journalists in higher education institutions. The article presents the main promising methods of studying the media, carried out with the use of information and digital technologies. It is identified the most important competencies, which is necessary for successful media research in the modern world.

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“…According to them, digital technologies threaten the humanitarian and social sciences, turning these areas into computer science. The researchers emphasize that learning technology should not take precedence over teaching students integrated perception and analytical thinking (Fuchs, Qiu, 2016).…”

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2019

Media Education (Mediaobrazovanie)

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“…La investigación en el campo de la comunicación ha sido tradicionalmente un espacio diverso y multidisciplinar, con múltiples escuelas, tradiciones y aproximaciones a la miríada de objetos que componen cada sub-disciplina (Craig, 1999;Donsbach, 2006;Fuchs;Qiu, 2018). Esta diversidad en las aproximaciones y procedimientos de investigación ha resultado en un campo de investigación relativamente disperso, espeso y sin una definición acotada y compartida sobre los principales objetos que regulan este terreno intelectual (Miconi;Serra, 2019).…”

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Editorial. Meta-investigación en comunicación: antecedentes, efectos y retos de una investigación y gobernanza estandarizada

Goyanes

2020

EPI

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Meta-research in communication has extensively documented the main patterns of scientific production, yet scant attention has been paid to the governance structure that underpins, legitimates, and stimulates the current scientific paradigm: journals’ editorial boards. This essay examines the relevance of editorial boards in communication and illustrates their potential productive effects. Specifically, this editorial article initiates a research program aiming at better understanding the inequalities in editorial boards and their direct and indirect effects at the level of research production, outlining the main theories for their examination. Finally, based on this thematic summary, the essay offers suggestions on how to move forward and identify some of the main challenges and gaps in this promising area of inquiry. Resumen Históricamente, la meta-investigación en comunicación tanto en España como internacional se ha focalizado en la presión de producción (autores), examinando detalladamente los patrones de creación científica. Muy limitados han sido sin embargo los esfuerzos orientados a problematizar el modelo de creación de oferta y, más concretamente, el sistema de gobernanza que sustenta, legitima y estimula el paradigma de producción tal cual se presenta: los comités científicos. En este ensayo se razona sobre la relevancia de los consejos editoriales en comunicación y se revisan sus efectos. Específicamente, este artículo editorial inicia y delinea un programa de investigación con el que comprender mejor las desigualdades y oposiciones de la gobernanza académica y sus efectos directos e indirectos en la producción científica, describiendo las teorías más destacadas para su examen. Finalmente, se plantean los retos del futuro de la meta-investigación en comunicación en España e internacional.

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“…This is not a simple task. As Fuchs and Linchuan‐Qiu () remind us, digital media studies, which focus on the research of the influence, structure, culture, organization, and evolution of networked communication, are fragmented. The ever‐newer digital media subdomains that emerged in the field of digital media studies “… deepen the old disciplinary power structures: Internet research, information society studies, surveillance studies, digital humanities, social media studies, computational social science, big data research, mobile media studies, information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D), and so on” (p. 69).…”

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The ethics of studying digital contexts: Reflections from three empirical case studies

Yadlin-Segal

Tsuria

Bellar

2020

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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The purpose of this article is to highlight important research-related ethical issues and provide researchers with guiding questions for producing ethical research of digital contexts. We also suggest that research ethics can be understood as a bridge between the seemingly distinct subfields across digital media studies. The article discusses three empirical case studies that reflect three main subfields and three research methodologies-ethnography and cultural media studies, critical discourse analysis and digital humanities, and user experience (UX) methods and mobile media studies. These cases critically engage with three main ethical issues related to digital media research: privacy, ownership, and compensation. Based on the ethical dimensions discussed through the three case studies, the article inductively articulates a set of questions pertaining to research data and to the relationship between the researcher and the user/participant of digital media. These can help facilitate more scholarly collaborations and wider conversations between academic silos in the field of digital media studies, and lead an ethical internet research.

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Ferments in the Field: Introductory Reflections on the Past, Present and Future of Communication Studies

Cited by 56 publications

References 19 publications

Teaching Future Journalists Media Research Methodology Using Digital Technologies

Teaching Future Journalists Media Research Methodology Using Digital Technologies

Editorial. Meta-investigación en comunicación: antecedentes, efectos y retos de una investigación y gobernanza estandarizada

The ethics of studying digital contexts: Reflections from three empirical case studies

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