FRONTLINE: Journalism as a research discipline

This article reviews recent debate about the performance and impact of the Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) evaluations in 2010 and 2012 on the field of journalism research, in particular discussion of the relationship between research in journalism and that in the fields of communication,...

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Autor principal:	Chris Nash
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2013
Materias:	Australia Communication Cultural studies Frontline Investigative journalism Journalism education Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ff62826eb6b6489299d37e22c2db79d7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ff62826eb6b6489299d37e22c2db79d72021-12-02T10:08:54ZFRONTLINE: Journalism as a research discipline10.24135/pjr.v19i2.2211023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/ff62826eb6b6489299d37e22c2db79d72013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/221https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035This article reviews recent debate about the performance and impact of the Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) evaluations in 2010 and 2012 on the field of journalism research, in particular discussion of the relationship between research in journalism and that in the fields of communication, media and cultural studies. In response to that discussion and the initiation of the Frontline section in this journal (Bacon, 2012; Abplanalp, 2012; Gooch, 2012; Fitzgerald, 2013) it strongly argues that journalism is a distinct field of academic research practice. It identifies and briefly canvasses a range of methodological issues arising from Stuart Adam’s (1994) characterisation of journalism research as addressing the real, the present and the public (p. 13), and issues arising from shifting technologies and editorial/peer review processes. It indicates a range of methodological literature in cognate disciplines that can be used to ground journalism as a distinct research practice among the humanities and arts disciplines.Chris NashAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAustraliaCommunicationCultural studiesFrontlineInvestigative journalismJournalism educationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2013)
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topic	Australia Communication Cultural studies Frontline Investigative journalism Journalism education Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
spellingShingle	Australia Communication Cultural studies Frontline Investigative journalism Journalism education Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650 Chris Nash FRONTLINE: Journalism as a research discipline
description	This article reviews recent debate about the performance and impact of the Excellence for Research in Australia (ERA) evaluations in 2010 and 2012 on the field of journalism research, in particular discussion of the relationship between research in journalism and that in the fields of communication, media and cultural studies. In response to that discussion and the initiation of the Frontline section in this journal (Bacon, 2012; Abplanalp, 2012; Gooch, 2012; Fitzgerald, 2013) it strongly argues that journalism is a distinct field of academic research practice. It identifies and briefly canvasses a range of methodological issues arising from Stuart Adam’s (1994) characterisation of journalism research as addressing the real, the present and the public (p. 13), and issues arising from shifting technologies and editorial/peer review processes. It indicates a range of methodological literature in cognate disciplines that can be used to ground journalism as a distinct research practice among the humanities and arts disciplines.
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