WHY GOING ONLINE FOR CONTENT-ANALYSIS CAN REDUCE RESEARCH RELIABILITY

Authors
KAUFMAN PA DYKERS CR CALDWELL C
Citation
Pa. Kaufman et al., WHY GOING ONLINE FOR CONTENT-ANALYSIS CAN REDUCE RESEARCH RELIABILITY, Journalism quarterly, 70(4), 1993, pp. 824-832
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Communication
Journal title
Journalism quarterly → ACNP
ISSN journal
01963031
Volume
70
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
824 - 832
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-3031(1993)70:4<824:WGOFCC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This study cautions researchers to be careful when comparing content-a nalysis research results of online searches to hand searches. How news papers upload information into the data bases can influence the result s. All data bases do not provide the same access to information.