Editors: Franziska Oehmer-Pedrazzi, Sabrina Heike Kessler, Edda Humprecht, Katharina Sommer, Laia Castro

Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-36179-2

The articles in the book are written in English or German.

Abstract:

This open-access handbook identifies and systematizes the status quo of standardized, content-analytic research in communication science and makes it accessible to researchers and students. It addresses topics and research areas in news journalism, fictional content, and communication by professional and lay communicators. The focus is on the central questions and research designs with special attention to the constructs/variables used. In the associated database "Database of Variables for Content Analysis - DOCA" variable descriptions are compiled and made retrievable. The handbook provides the contextual framework for this. Together, they form the basis for the standardization and thus comparability of content analysis studies.