Sage Research Methods case study: “Methodological Challenges of Using Online News as Data: Lessons from an Examination of State Identity and Foreign Conflict"

Jester, Natalie ORCID: 0000-0002-7995-3028 (2024) Sage Research Methods case study: “Methodological Challenges of Using Online News as Data: Lessons from an Examination of State Identity and Foreign Conflict". Sage Research Methods case studies. (In Press)

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Abstract

This case study is based on PhD research examining British online news reporting of foreign conflict. This work specifically examined reporting on the 2011 Libyan civil war examining how different subject positions (Britain, the Libyan people, and Muammar Gaddafi) were represented in relation to each other. This case study speaks to the practical elements of designing a research project that uses online news media as data, specifically focusing on sampling and data collection. The aim of the case study is for readers to understand the need to set careful parameters for a project of this nature and to have an understanding of the considerations that must be made in this respect. With reference to my own experience, we will consider how to: decide which outlets to look at, justify this, find a sensible way of searching their online archives, decide which element of the articles you will analyse, collect the data, and then analyse it. The case study is designed in light of my ten years of teaching experience, whereby more and more students wish to examine online news media within their research projects.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Natalie Jester
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2024 12:42
Last Modified:	14 Aug 2024 13:39
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14267

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