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AKU-KE | Digital Journalism: Putting Research into Action

Welcome to Master of Arts in Digital Journalism is a two-year, part-time programme fostering specialized problem-solving skills and innovation in research and journalistic practice. It seeks to foster a diverse cadre of media leaders and professionals.

Putting Research into Action

Course Description

The course will enable students to demonstrate deeper methodological knowledge in the journalism field by introducing them to methods specific to mass media research that can be applied to journalism. By applying these methods themselves, the students will acquire the ability to include the results of research correctly in a manner that makes their journalism more relevant, trustworthy and balanced.

Required Readings

Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Call Number: H 62 .C74 2014

Newsome, B. O. (2015). An introduction to research analysis and writing: practical skills for social science students. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

Call Number: H 62 .N49 2016

 

Recommended Readings

Flick, U. (2014). An introduction to qualitative research. 5th ed. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

Call Number: H 62 .F55 2014

 

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