The new edition of the highly respected "Researching Communications" is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to researching media and communication. Introducing the major research methods, giving examples of research analysis, and offering practical step-by-step guidance in clear language, "Researching Communications, Third Edition," is an invaluable guide to performing and analysing research tasks.Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the new edition includes expanded and updated sections on social media, e-methods, comparative research, on-line data bases, international case studies and details of recent developments in media and communication studies