Daniel Riffe

Stephen Lacy

Frederick Fico

Frederick G. Fico

Analyzing Media Messages provides a comprehensive and comprehensible guide to conducting content analysis research. It establishes a formal definition of quantitative content analysis; gives step-by-step instruction on designing a content analysis study; and explores in depth research questions that recur in content analysis, in such areas as measurement, sampling, reliability, data analysis, validity, and technology. This Second Edition maintains the concise, accessible approach of the first edition while offering an updated discussion and new examples. The goal of this resource is to make content analysis understandable, and to produce a useful guide for novice and experienced researchers alike. Accompanied by detailed, practical examples of current and classic applications, this volume is appropriate for use as a primary text for content analysis coursework, or as a supplemental text in research methods courses. It is also an indispensable reference for researchers in mass communication fields, political science, and other social and behavioral sciences.

Using Quantitative Content Analysis in Research

Analyzing Media Messages

C. Ann Hollifield

George Sylvie

Jan Wicks, LeBlanc

Ardyth Sohn, Broadrick

Media Management: A Casebook Approach provides a detailed look at the major areas of responsibility that fall to the managers of media organizations, including leadership, motivation, planning, marketing, and strategic management. It provides media-based cases that promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Addressing such topics as diversity, group cultures, progressive discipline, training, and market-driven journalism, this casebook provides real-world scenarios that help students anticipate and prepare for experiences in their future careers. Among the additions to this fourth edition are Increased discussions on groups, vision, change, diversity, and management styles; Additional media-sensitive examples within each section of the text; A new chapter on knowledge management; Ethics integrated into law and leadership discussions; A primer in global markets, technology, and policy; In-depth consideration into the aspects of change; and Increased emphasis on analysis. This edition also includes management scenarios in which one or more participant is a new employee or intern, making the material relevant to students while also preparing them to understand the motivations of their future employers. Developed as a media management text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, Media Management provides realistic scenarios and invaluable insights on working in the media industries.

A Casebook Approach

Media Management

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