[ecrea] New book "Exploring Media Research"

I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new book on new concepts 
and methods in media research. Links below along with the publisher's 
blurb, which I hope you feel the text merits.

Andy Ruddock /Exploring Media Research Theories, Practice, and Purpose/. 
Sage: September 2017.

https://au.sagepub.com/en-gb/oce/exploring-media-research/book243629
https://www.amazon.com.au/Exploring-Media-Research-Theories-Practice-ebook/dp/B01N26S8FK/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1507622780&sr=1-2

 From Donald Trump’s use of Twitter, to social media mourning, to 
cyber-bullying: the evidence of media influence today is all around us. 
As such, good media research is more important than ever, and crucially, 
is something all students can and should do.

/Exploring Media Research/**is an eye-opening exploration of what it 
means to understand and do media research today. Carefully balancing 
theory and practice, Andy Ruddock demystifies the process, showing you 
don’t need huge amounts of time or money to do meaningful media 
analysis. The book:

  * Introduces students to the scope and seriousness of media influence
  * Shows them how to tie their own interests to academic concepts and
    research issues
  * Explains how to use this understanding to develop proper research
    questions
  * Translates key theoretical concepts into actual research methods
    students can use to explore the media texts, events, markets and
    professionals that interest them.

Bringing theory to life throughout with a range of contemporary case 
studies, /Exploring Media Research /is a thoughtful and practical guide 
to gathering and analysing media data. It is essential reading for 
students of media, communication and cultural studies.


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