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This volume brings together current scholarly debates about how to bridge the gap between theory and practice in media and journalism research. Drawing on work from media scholars and media practitioners that focuses on how both sides can work together for the good of society, Towards a Praxis-based Media and Journalism Research is the first collection to examine how theory and practice can be combined for positive effect. The result will lay important groundwork for scholarship on this new and increasingly important idea in media and communication studies.

Armed conflicts continue to wreak havoc on children and families around the world with profound effects. In 2017, 420 million children—nearly one in five—were living in conflict-affected areas, an increase in 30 million from the previous year. The recent surge in war-induced migration, referred to as a \"global refugee crisis\" has made migration a highly politicized issue, with refugee populations and host countries facing unique challenges. We know from research related to asylum seeking families that it is vital to think about children and families in relation to what it means to stay together, what it means for parents to be separated from their children, and the kinds of everyday tensions that emerge in living in dangerous, insecure, and precarious circumstances. In Global Child, the authors draw on what they have learned through their collaborative undertakings, and highlight the unique features of participatory, arts-based, and socio-ecological approaches to studying war-affected children and families, demonstrating the collective strength as well as the limitations and ethical implications of such research. Building on work across the Global South and the Global North, this book aims to deepen an understanding of their tri-pillared approach, and the potential of this methodology for contributing to improved practices in working with war-affected children and their families.

This volume highlights the integration of qualitative research methods into traditional journalism, offering new ways of expanding and enhancing news coverage. Designed for readers without prior experience in social science research, this collection presents a wide variety of qualitative techniques and their applications in journalistic practice. The work brings together contributions from professional journalists and journalism scholars who are highly experienced in conducting qualitative research. These experts demonstrate how valid, reliable qualitative procedures can be used to increase coverage and offer new insights. Written in a straightforward, reader-friendly style, features in this volume include: *real-world examples from contemporary newsrooms and interviews with practicing journalists who use the techniques of qualitative research in reporting; *a rationale for the use of qualitative methods in journalism, with an illustration of how various qualitative methods tie together; *step-by-step instructions for applying each methodology; *a solid foundation for understanding the history and theory behind qualitative research and its usefulness in journalism; *chapters on pairing qualitative and quantitative methods in journalism and on detailing partnerships between academics and professional journalists to facilitate newsroom research and reporting; and *a discussion of &dquoteobjectivity&dquote in qualitative research and in journalism that offers an ethic for journalists of today. The methodologies covered here include oral and life histories, textual analysis, focused interviews, ethnographies, focus groups, and case studies. In addition, a recently developed technique, civic mapping, is presented as a qualitative tool for reporting. Qualitative Research in Journalism is an indispensable resource for current and future journalists interested in enhancing their coverage of the news.

This study employs content analysis and social network analysis to investigate the degree of de-Westernization in the journalism research of the BRICS (acronym of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) nations. A total of 10,929 citations between 2010 and 2019 from five top academic journals of journalism research were analyzed. It is found that Anglosphere scholarship dominates the journalism knowledge production across the five countries. The BRICS journalism researchers primarily relied on domestic and Western scholarships to produce knowledge while they were largely isolated from each other and other researchers in the Global South. Three types of citation practice have been discussed, including closed, dependent, and diversified citations. The concept of linguistic segregation is discussed to explain the citation patterns of the BRICS journalism researchers, especially the central role of Anglosphere scholarship. Furthermore, inter-regional referencing and international cooperation are suggested as potential directions to promote the process of de-Westernization and to deepen globalization in the field of journalism research. Finally, limitations and suggestions are also presented.

Virtuality has established itself as a central social space, giving rise to new forms of relationships and the formation of communities that transcend interpersonal communication. In this context, the development of specific methodologies for this new trend has become a necessity for research in the social sciences. Among these, netnography, developed primarily by Robert V. Kozinets, has established itself as a qualitative method suitable for understanding the cultural particularities of digital communities. Although its use is widespread in fields such as marketing and tourism, it was necessary to map its presence in journalism studies. This article presents a systematic review of the literature examining the current state of netnography in journalism research, following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. A total of 74 articles were analyzed based on a search of the Scopus and Web of Science databases. The analysis reveals three main findings: first, a limited and fragmented adoption of the method in journalism studies despite its methodological maturity; second, the persistence of ethical, methodological, and access-related challenges to digital platforms; and third, under-explored thematic areas that limit the understanding of digital journalism cultures and the dynamics of online communities linked to journalism. The results highlight the need to further explore the methodological potential of netnography for the study of digital journalism, through greater rigor in its implementation and an expansion of its empirical applications. This work contributes to journalism studies by providing a systematic and holistic assessment of the strengths, limitations, and opportunities of netnography as a methodological tool for understanding the transformations of journalism in the digital age, thus establishing a basis for future research that seeks to capture the complexity of contemporary journalistic practices in virtual environments. La virtualidad se ha consolidado como un espacio social central, dando lugar a nuevas formas de relación y a la configuración de comunidades que trascienden la comunicación interpersonal. En este contexto, el desarrollo de metodologías específicas para esta nueva tendencia se ha convertido en una necesidad para la investigación en Ciencias Sociales. Entre ellas, la netnografía, desarrollada fundamentalmente por Robert V. Kozinets, se ha establecido como un método cualitativo adecuado para conocer las particularidades culturales de las comunidades digitales. Aunque su uso está ampliamente extendido en ramas como el márquetin o el turismo, resultaba necesario realizar un mapeo de su presencia en estudios de periodismo. Este artículo presenta una revisión sistemática de la literatura que examina el estado actual de la netnografía en la investigación sobre periodismo, siguiendo las directrices PRISMA 2020. A partir de la consulta de las bases de datos Scopus y Web of Science, se analizaron un total de 74 artículos. El análisis revela tres hallazgos principales: primero, una adopción escasa y fragmentada del método en estudios de periodismo a pesar de su madurez metodológica; segundo, la persistencia de desafíos éticos, metodológicos y relacionados con el acceso a plataformas digitales; y tercero, áreas temáticas poco exploradas que limitan la comprensión de las culturas digitales periodísticas y las dinámicas de las comunidades en línea vinculadas al periodismo. Los resultados evidencian la necesidad de profundizar en el potencial metodológico de la netnografía para el estudio del periodismo digital, mediante una mayor rigurosidad en su implementación y una expansión de sus aplicaciones empíricas. Este trabajo contribuye a los estudios de periodismo al proporcionar una evaluación sistemática y holística de las fortalezas, limitaciones y oportunidades de la netnografía como herramienta metodológica para comprender las transformaciones del periodismo en la era digital, estableciendo así una base para futuras investigaciones que busquen capturar la complejidad de las prácticas periodísticas contemporáneas en entornos virtuales.

The emergence of the Hybrid Media System (Chadwick, 2017) has changed the actor constellations between political journalism, active members of the audience, and sources. How journalism responds to activism, pressure from politics, and emerging forms of connective action around news events is an important theme in journalism research. This thematic issue brings together seven articles that look at these developments from different angles in a rapidly changing communication ecosystem. The focus is on journalistic authority and legitimacy, journalism and interpretive communities, and changes concerning journalistic roles and practices.

The emergence of the Hybrid Media System (Chadwick, 2017) has changed the actor constellations between political jour‐nalism, active members of the audience, and sources. How journalism responds to activism, pressure from politics, andemerging forms of connective action around news events is an important theme in journalism research. This thematic issuebrings together seven articles that look at these developments from different angles in a rapidly changing communicationecosystem. The focus is on journalistic authority and legitimacy, journalism and interpretive communities, and changesconcerning journalistic roles and practices.

People increasingly rely on Internet and web-based information despite evidence that it is potentially inaccurate and biased. Therefore, this study sought to assess people's perceptions of the credibility of various categories of Internet information compared to similar information provided by other media. The 1,041 respondents also were asked about whether they verified Internet information. Overall, respondents reported they considered Internet information to be as credible as that obtained from television, radio, and magazines, but not as credible as newspaper information. Credibility among the types of information sought, such as news and entertainment, varied across media channels. Respondents said they rarely verified web-based information, although this too varied by the type of information sought. Levels of experience and how respondents perceived the credibility of information were related to whether they verified information. This study explores the social relevance of the findings and discusses them in terms of theoretical knowledge of advanced communication technologies.

This work presents results of research carried out with a representative sample of scientific articles in journalism indexed in English to identify trajectories in the development of journalism studies over 25 years (1997 to 2021). Three time periods with 5 years each were observed (1997-2001, 2007-2011 and 2017-2021). We sought to verify the emergence and consolidation of research areas at each moment, as well as indications of trends in journalism investigation. The empirical object of the survey was 326 scientific articles and their titles, s and 1,285 keywords, obtained by searching the Google Scholar platform. The analyzes explored three research scenarios and trends: epistemological foundations and questions, broad study perspectives applied to journalism, and specific research models and areas.