Böcker av Andy Ruddock

This book is a pragmatic guide to both gathering and analysing media data and helps readers make sense of how media are involved in politics, by bringing media research to life with vivid case studies.

A fascinating student introduction to the popular subject of how the media influence young people. Covering all the key topics and full of international case studies, it will be adopted on courses on youth media and youth culture across media studies, cultural studies and sociology.

Providing information on audience research, this book focuses on qualitative methods and draws upon students' own media experience. It is divided into chapters that deal with audience research in terms of concepts and topics. It offers interpretive approaches to studying viewers, readers and listeners.