Advancing Media Production Research

Ana Alacovska, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Dan Berkowitz, University of Iowa, USA Hanne Bruun, Aarhus University, Denmark Elina Erzikova, Central Michigan University, USA Astrid Gynnild, University of Bergen, Norway Fredrick Lesage, Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada Zhengjia Liu, University of Iowa, USA Wilson Lowrey, University of Alabama, USA Michael B. Munnik, University of Edinburgh, UK Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland David M. Ryfe, University of Iowa, USA Willemien Sanders, Utrecht University, Netherlands Philip Schlesinger, University of Glasgow, UK Tore Slaatta, University of Oslo, Norway Ida Willig, Roskilde University, Denmark 

PART I: DEBATES AND TRANSITIONS 1. Production Research - Continuity And Transformation; Chris Paterson, David Lee, Anamik Saha, Anna Zoellner 2. On The Vagaries of Production Research; Philip Schlesinger 3. The Importance of Time In Media Production Research; David M. Ryfe PART II: RESEARCH AND THEORY 4. Field Theory and Media Production: A Bridge-Building Strategy; Ida Willig 5. Studying News Production: From Process To Meanings; Daniel A. Berkowitz And Zhengjia Liu 6. News Media Ecosystems And Population Dynamics: A Cross-Cultural Analysis; Wilson Lowrey & Elina Erzikova 7. Micro vs. Macro: Reflection On The Potentials Of Field Analysis; Tore Slaatta PART III: MATTERS OF METHOD 8. Applying Grounded Theory On Media Production Studies; Astrid Gynnild 9. The Qualitative Interview In Media Production Studies; Hanne Bruun 10. When You Can't Rely On Public Or Private: Using The Ethnographic Self As Resource; Michael B. Munnik 11. Investigating The Backstage Of Newswriting With Process Analyses; Daniel Perrin PART IV: BEYOND THE NEWSROOM 12. From 'Poetics' To 'Production': Genres As Active Ingredients In Media Production; Ana Alacovska 13. Production Studies And Documentary Participants: A Method; Willemien Sanders 14. A Cultural Biography Of Application Software; Fredrik Lesage Epilogue; Chris Anderson