JOURNALISM RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES: A historical review and prospects for the production of guidance manuals

Abstract

As a scientific area Journalism has been beset with the scarcity ofspecialized manuals for guidance regarding methodologies andprocedures adopted in research practices. During more than acentury only one book of this type was published in English. At thebeginning of this millennium with the growing institutionalizationof Journalism as an area for studies, we have identified theappearance of new reference works for Journalism research.In this article we will first present an evaluation of these manuals(from the pioneering ones up to the most recent ones) from theviewpoint of structure, content, types and methodologies discussed.Secondly, we intend to indicate aspects which we consider to berelevant for the legitimatizing of the more systematic production ofguidance manuals for scientific practice and for the consolidationof Journalism research.

Keywords

• Manuals Methodology
• Research Methodology
• Research in Journalism
• Types of Methodology