Introducing Communication Research: Paths of Inquiry
Web Resources
Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.
Web Link 1: Annenberg Robert Wood Johnson Media Health Coding Project
Description: An ongoing project analyzing media content for health-related behaviors. Look at the codebook and sampling procedures in particular.
Web Link 2: George Mason University Center for Media and Public Affairs
Description: Provides an explanation of content analysis in practice, with links to a variety of content analysis studies.
Web Link 3: National Centre for Research Methods
Description: A site on new methods for content analysis, including a comparison of software packages for qualitative data analysis.
Web Link 4: Pew Research Center Content Analysis
Description: An overview of Pew Research Center’s content analysis.
Web Link 5: Text Analysis Overview
Description: Links and news on text analysis software.