LibGuides: Media Studies Library Guide: Research & Writing Skills

Academic Writing

A selection of titles found in the Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

Guide to managerial communication : effective business writing and speaking by Munter, Mary
Call Number: 658.42 MUNT
How to use your reading in your essays by Godfrey, Jeanne
Call Number: 808.02 GODF
How to write by Oltermann, Phillip
Call Number: 808.02 HOW
Writing up your university assignment and research projects : a practical handbook by Murray, Neil
Call Number: 808.02 MURR
Writing at University : a guide for students by Creme, Phyllis
Call Number: 808.042 CREM
Write great essay! : a guide to reading and essay writing for undergraduates and taught postgraduates by Levin, Peter
Call Number: 808.066 LEVI
Spruce up your language skills : your guide to success is writing in plain, clear and readable language by Robbins, Shirley
Call Number: 808.0665 ROBB
Good Essay Writing : a social sciences guide by Redman, Peter
Call Number: R 808.0663 REDM
Write great essays! A guide to reading and essay writing for undergraduates and taught postgraduates by Levin, Peter
Call Number: 808.066 LEVI
Research writing: breaking the barriers by Badenhorst, C
Call Number: 808.042 BADE
Studying @ university: how to a be a successful student by McIlroy, D
Call Number: 378.1702812 MACI

Writing Skills for Journalists

Broadcast journalism handbook: a television news survival guide by Thompson, R
Call Number: 070.195 THOM
Writing for the media in Southern Africa by Nel, F
Call Number: 070.4 NEL
Online journalism: reporting, writing and editing for new media by Craig, R
Call Number: 070.40285 CRAI
Sound reporting : the NPR guide to audio journalism and production by Kern, Jerome
Call Number: 070.43 KERN
Broadcast news : writing, reporting and producing by White, T
Call Number: 070.43 WHIT
Film writing and selected journalism by Agee, J
Call Number: 791.4375 AGEE
Writing news for broadcast by Bliss, E
Call Number: 808.06607 BLIS
Writing broadcast news: shorter, sharper, stronger by Block, M
Call Number: 808.06607 BLOC
Writing news for TV and radio: the interactive CD and handbook by Block, M
Call Number: 808.06607 BLOC
Associated Press guide to news writing by Cappon, R
Call Number: 808.06607 CAPP
Writing feature articles by Hennessy, B
Call Number: 808.06607 HENN
Good writing for journalists: narrative, style, structure by Phillips, Angela
Call Number: 808.06607 PHIL
Writing for broadcast news: a storytelling approach to crafting TV and radio news reports by Raiteri, C
Call Number: 808.06607 RAIT
Writing feature stories: how to research and write newspaper and magazine articles by Ricketson, M
Call Number: 808.06607 RICK
South African Style Guide: a usage and reference dictionary for media writers by Nel, F
Call Number: R 808.06607 SOUT

Selection of general Research Methods Titles

Research without tears : from the first ideas to published output by Creedy, J
Call Number: 001.4 CREE
Literature Review: a ste-by-step guide for students by Ridley, D
Call Number: 001.4 RIDL
Conducting research literature reviews: from the Internet to paper by Fink, A
Call Number: 001.42 FINK
Undergraduate research handbook by Wisker, G
Call Number: 001.42 WISK
Practice of social research by Babbie, E
Call Number: 300.70 BABB
Accompanied by a CD
Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science by Bell, J
Call Number: 300.72 BELL
Salsa dancing into the social sciences: research in an age of info-glut by Luker, K
Call Number: 300.72 LUKE
Qualitative researching with text, image and sound: a practical handbook
Call Number: 300.72 QUAL
Sage handbook of qualitative research by Denzin
Call Number: R 001.42 SAGE

Research Methods Titles for Media Studies

A selection of recent research methodology titles for Media Studies received in the library:

Social survey methods for mass media research by Adams, R C
Call Number: 300.23072 ADAM
Communication research: techniques, methods and applications by Du Plooy, G
Call Number: 302.2072 DUPL
Mass communications research methods: a step-by-step approach by Hsia, H J
Call Number: 302.2072 HSIA
Communication research methods by Merrigan, G
Call Number: 302.2072 MERR
Introduction to communication research by Reinard, J
Call Number: 302.2072 REIN
Communication research: strategies and sources by Rubin, R
Call Number: 302.2072 RUBI
Basics of communication research by Baxter, L
Call Number: 302.2072 RUBI
Handbook of visual communication research: theory, methods and media by Smith, K
Call Number: 302.23 HAND
Media effects research: a basic overview by Sparks, G
Call Number: 302.23 SPAR
Analysing media texts by Burn, Andrew
Call Number: 302.23014 BURN
Investigating media discourse by O'Keefe, A
Call Number: 302.23014 OKEE
Action research and new media: concepts, methods and cases by Hearn, G
Call Number: 302.23072 ACTI
Mass research methods: audiences, institutions and texts by Bertrand, I
Call Number: 302.23072 BERT
Handbook of qualitative methodologies for mass communication research by Jensen, K
Call Number: 302.23072 HAND
Mass Communication Research Methods by Hansen, A
Call Number: 302.23072 MASS
Visiual research: an introduction to research in graphic design by Noble, I
Call Number: 741.6072 NOBL
Using qualitative research in advertising: strategies, techniques and applications by Morrison, M
Call Number: CR 659.1072 USIN
Dictionary of Mass communication and media research: a guide for students, scholars and professionals by Demers, D
Call Number: R 302.23 DEME
Sage handbook of media processes and effects
Call Number: 302.23 SAGE