Advancing Media Production Research

PART I: DEBATES AND TRANSITIONS 1. Production Research - Continuity And Transformation; Chris Paterson, David Lee, Anamik Saha, Anna Zoellner 2. On The Vagaries of Production Research; Philip Schlesinger 3. The Importance of Time In Media Production Research; David M. Ryfe PART II: RESEARCH AND THEORY 4. Field Theory and Media Production: A Bridge-Building Strategy; Ida Willig 5. Studying News Production: From Process To Meanings; Daniel A. Berkowitz And Zhengjia Liu 6. News Media Ecosystems And Population Dynamics: A Cross-Cultural Analysis; Wilson Lowrey & Elina Erzikova 7. Micro vs. Macro: Reflection On The Potentials Of Field Analysis; Tore Slaatta PART III: MATTERS OF METHOD 8. Applying Grounded Theory On Media Production Studies; Astrid Gynnild 9. The Qualitative Interview In Media Production Studies; Hanne Bruun 10. When You Can't Rely On Public Or Private: Using The Ethnographic Self As Resource; Michael B. Munnik 11. Investigating The Backstage Of Newswriting With Process Analyses; Daniel Perrin PART IV: BEYOND THE NEWSROOM 12. From 'Poetics' To 'Production': Genres As Active Ingredients In Media Production; Ana Alacovska 13. Production Studies And Documentary Participants: A Method; Willemien Sanders 14. A Cultural Biography Of Application Software; Fredrik Lesage Epilogue; Chris Anderson