• See also

• Media Studies

• Mass Communication

• Social aspects of television

• External links

• "On the Mediation of Everything": 2008 Presidential Address by Sonia Livingstone

  • References

• Friesen, N. & Hug, T. (2009). The Mediatic Turn: Exploring Consequences for Media Pedagogy. In K. Lundby (Ed.). Mediatization: Concept, Changes, Consequences. New York: Peter Lang. Pp. 64-81. Online version available at: http://learningspaces.org/n/papers/Media_Pedagogy_&_Mediatic_Turn.pdf

• Krotz, F. (2008). Media Connectivity: Concepts, Conditions, and Consequences. In A. Hepp, F. Krotz & S. Moores (Eds.), Network, Connectivity and Flow: Key concepts for Media and Cultural Studies. New York: Hampton Press.

• Hjarvard, S. (2008). The Mediatization of Religion: A Theory of the Media as Agents of Religious Change. In Northern Lights 2008. Yearbook of Film & Media Studies. Bristol: Intellect Press.

• Mazzoleni, G., & Schulz, W. (1999). "Mediatization" of Politics: A Challenge for Democracy? Political Communication, 16(3), 247-261.

• Lilleker, D., 2008, Key Concepts in Political Communications. SAGE London

• Strömbäck, J., 2008, Four Phases of Mediatization: An Analysis of the Mediatization of Politics. International Journal of Press/Politics, 13, 228-246.

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An interview with Thed Björk, a Swedish racing driver.

An interviewis a conversation between two or more people wherequestionsare asked by the interviewer to elicit facts or statements from the interviewee. Interviews are a standard part ofjournalismandmediareporting, but are also employed in many other situations, includingqualitative research.

• Contents

• 1 Interviews in journalism

• 2 Interview as a method for qualitative research

  • 2.1 Aspects of qualitative research interviews

  • 2.2 Technique

  • 2.3 Strengths and Weaknesses

  • 2.4 How it feels to be a participant in qualitative research interviews

  • 2.5 Types of interviews

  • 2.6 Interviewer's judgements

• 3 Employment-related

• 4 Other types of interviews

• 5 Stages of interview investigation

• 6 Publications

• 7 Famous interviews

• 8 See also

• 9 References

• 10 Literature

• Interviews in journalism

In journalism, interviews are one of the most important methods used to collect information, and present views to readers, listeners or viewers.

• Interview as a method for qualitative research

The qualitative researchinterview seeks to describe and the meanings of central themes in the life world of the subjects. The main task in interviewing is to understand the meaning of what the interviewees say. For a comprehensive presentation of this method, see Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein's (2002) "Handbook of Interview Research." For a deconstruction of subjectivity in the interview, see James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium (1995) "The Active Interview."

Interviewing, when considered as a method for conducting qualitative research, is a technique used to understand the experiences of others.[1]Interviewing differs from other methods of data collection in that it is often more exploratory in nature, and allows for more flexibility. Interviewing stems from the desire to know more about the people around us and to better understand how the people around us view the world we live in: “At the heart of interviewing research is an interest in other individuals’ stories because they are of worth.”[1]

Thus interviewing is most effective when the goal of said research is to gain insight into the “subjective understanding”[1]of those around us. By asking participants “why” we are enabled to not only observe their behavior but to subsequently understand the meaning that underlies that behavior, and to have this meaning explained to us in the participant’s own words[1]It is a much debated topic in fields that study househoulds whether interviews should be conducted individually or collectively (e.g. as couple interviews).[2][3]