"This chapter gives an overview of the theory and practices associated with questionnaire surveys as a quantitative methodology, with specific reference to the ways in which surveys are used in media research. An application of how questionnaire surveys are used in audience research is illustrated b
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y a case study." (Page 422)
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"This chapter is about some of the practices of audience research and, in particular, the methodologies and techniques employed in measuring the audiences of different broadcasting, print and outdoor media, the cinema as well as new media such as the internet. It also gives attention to audience mea
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surement in South Africa and gives a glimpse of some of the problems associated with, and criticism on, audience measurement. The relevance of audience measurement for academic researchers is illustrated by means of a case study." (Page 516)
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"La mesure d'audience est au centre de la télévision, au cœur de la relation entre le public et l'offre de programmes. Pour certains, elle constitue un puissant système de consultation du public, exprimant sa demande, sa satisfaction ; pour d'autres, elle n'est qu'un opérateur du marché public
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itaire et n'indique, au mieux, que la réaction à l'offre. Au moment où l'avenir de la télévision généraliste semble menacé par l'évolution technique, cet ouvrage permet de s'interroger de manière claire et pédagogique sur le rôle de l'audience dans les différentes formes de télévision." (Résumé)
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"This document is primarily concerned with providing a guide to setting up an organisation to manage television audience measurement to provide an efficient and effective currency for trading television airtime. The principal requirements of a television audience currency are that it should be trust
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worthy, consistent and acceptable to all users." (Page 4)
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"This guide has been written for people in the UK public sector delivering online digital services who wish to research their audiences. Although it is focused on online digital services, it will also be useful for researching audiences reached via other channels. It is primarily aimed at non-expert
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s who do not have market research skills themselves, and who do not have access to dedicated market research teams. It is therefore likely to be most useful for people in small organisations / services, or those conducting small projects in larger organisations. It may also be useful for people procuring services who want to know what guidelines to provide, and for those setting policies." (Introduction, page 6)
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"Wie viele Rezipienten erreicht unser Medienprodukt? Wie häufig, wie lange, wann und wo wird es genutzt? Wie wird es wahrgenommen? Ziel dieses Leitfadens ist es, Campusmedienforschern die nötigen Instrumente vorzustellen und zu erläutern, mit denen sie rasch und einfach die Antworten auf ihre ind
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ividuellen Fragen finden können. Dabei ging es uns nicht darum, einen weiteren Wälzer zur langen Liste der Fachliteratur zu diesem Thema hinzuzufügen. Dem Zweck eines umfassenden Werkes zur klassischen Medienforschung kann und soll diese Publikation nicht dienen. Vielmehr soll dieses Buch die nötige theoretische Fundierung bieten um insbesondere Lesern, die nicht aus dem Medienforschungsbereich stammen, den Zugang zur praktischen Anwendung der relevanten Forschungsmethoden so einfach wie möglich zu gestalten. Jede Fragestellung, jedes Problem erfordert eine individuelle Herangehensweise und Methodenanwendung, die allesamt in diesem Leitfaden für den Leser aufbereitet sind. Dieser pragmatische Grundgedanke ist ein wichtiger Aspekt des Leitfadens und schlägt sich in Form von zahlreichen Tipps und Beispielen zur praktischen Anwendung nieder." (Seite 1)
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"This textbook is an excellent introduction to quantitative audience measurement, especially to sampling and designing questionnaires. In addition, qualitative research, data analysis and the follow-up ("how research is used [...] understanding audiences [...] strategic research") are handled as wel
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l. The author, a former head of audience research for BBC World Service, combines the discussion of methods and cientific background with concrete examples in developing countries. Why is it important to train the interviewers? How to avoid mistakes by translating the questionnaires in indigenous languages? How to organize focus groups? How to interpret ratings? This publication is a gold mine of experience for anybody who needs to know more about his audience and to reflect on the own research practice." (CAMECO Update 1-2008)
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"The first six chapters of this book give you the background information you need to understand how to do an audience survey to a high standard. The explanation is based on the standard face-to-face survey method, where trained interviewers speak directly to audience members. You can use the informa
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tion in Part I in several ways: to organize your own survey, or to commission an expert to do a survey for you, and understand most of the decisions that they and you will face, or to help decide whether you need a survey, or some other type of research. If you are interested doing your own research, but after reading these six chapters you realize that it may be too difficult, slow, or expensive to complete a face-to-face survey, try Part II of the book, which describes some other types of survey, and several methods of qualitative research." (Page 5)
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"I have been privileged to compile this anthology of essays, stories and testimonies of Africa’s top media executives who, through their actions and visionary leadership, are re-shaping and strengthening Africa’s fledgling media companies and institutions. Their touching real-life stories are an
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inspiration to all who work and desire to see Africa succeed and to have its voice heard above the din of the new digital age. A financially robust African media that is also independent and pluralistic will serve to give meaning to and strengthen the continent’s nascent democracy and contribute to the lifting of its people out of grinding under-development, poverty and related ills. These media leaders, in sharing their stories with the rest of Africa and the world, show that the real test of what works and does not work in managing and leading a successful media firm too often lies in the field and at times does not necessarily follow orthodoxy." (Editor's note)
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"This is a short, practically oriented and easy to understand guide through the different methods of audience research. It explains how and why audience research can contribute to the programming of local radio stations, and introduces the basics of quantitative research (ie, sampling, writing a que
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stionnaire, etc.) and qualitative research (ie, in-depth interviews, consensus groups and others) with a focus on practical implementation for local radio stations in developing countries. Furthermore, it contains several check lists for those who want to examine their audiences, but are unsure which method is most suitable, or if they are able to carry out the research themselves or should commission an external researcher. On a whole, this is a good manual for beginners to learn more about the use, need, methods and impact that audience research can offer." (commbox)
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"Griffith University researchers in 2002 presented the final results of a national survey of community radio stations. The final report ‘Culture Commitment Community – The Australian Community Radio Sector’ contained a wealth of information on the sector and covered many ‘station–based’
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perspectives on issues such as localism, funding and sponsorship, Indigenous and ethnic programming and training. A key criticism of this report was the lack of data on community radio audiences. Two years later, an expanded research team received funding from the Australian Research Council along with financial and in-kind support from Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA), the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) and the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) to investigate community radio and television audiences. This project is the first comprehensive qualitative audience study of the community media sector in Australia and responds to a need within the sector, from policy bodies and the broader Australian community, to better understand community broadcasters and their diverse audiences. Internationally, this project, in both scale and approach, is unprecedented. Thus, it heralds an exciting and pioneering stage in community broadcasting research. This paper outlines the aims and objectives of the project and our methodology for accessing Australian community media audiences. A qualitative engagement with the diversity of audiences characteristic of the community media sector has demanded new ways of doing audience research. This paper discusses some of the methodological hurdles we have crossed in our attempts to negotiate the research terrain and we raise some of the questions associated with the qualitative method and assert its validity and portability as a tool for better understanding and knowing the nature and composition of community media audiences in Australia." (Abstract)
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"This toolkit is divided into three modules. Module A: Absolute Beginners’ Guide to Audience Research - is for individuals and organisations with little or no prior experience in conducting audience research. Module B: Basics of Audience Research - is for those who have successfully worked their w
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ay through Module A or for individuals or organisations who have some familiarity or experience with audience research. The ‘Audit of Market Intelligence’ in Section 1 of Module B will help you decide how to use the module. Module C: Conducting your own audience research: using the 'Do-It-Yourself' Audience Research Questionnaire." (About the modules, page iv-v)
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"How do young audiences play with the cultural spectacle offered by reality shows like Big Brother? How does interactive media influence learning the process in educational and everyday settings? How can corporate communicators address their ethical commitment more effectively to the general public?
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And is there a link between television viewing and violent behaviour? Researching Audiences is a practical hands-on guide to the main types of empirical fieldwork that have established themselves in academic, policy and commercial research. It will help you explore what audience members do with the media, how they make sense of the media, and how the media may influence social affairs from the micro to the macro level. The book introduces and discusses four complementary key approaches to empirical research: Media ethnography, reception research, survey research, and experimental research." (Publisher description)
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