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Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to Lutviah's discussion 'Quantitative content analysis for news about election' in the group Communication Research Methods

"You can consider either Agenda setting theory of the Media or theory of politicaleconomy that involves issues of Ownership & Control. All the best,Indira"

Jan 5

Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to Nidhi Shendurnikar's discussion 'Methodology suggestions for PhD Thesis' in the group Communication Research Methods

"Dear Nidhi, If you call content analysis as primary data and interview as secondary data, this phrasing is not correct. A secondary data is a data that is already researched and published and researcher quoting it for establishing his/her…"

Jun 19, 2012

Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to TAMMINENI SHYAM SWAROOP's discussion 'RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICAITON' in the group Communication Research Methods

"We do not have a clear communication policy on how to report climate change and the journalists that are reporting are not equally trained to cover the issues in scientific way. Several political lobbies and industrialists are not for…"

May 18, 2012

Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to TAMMINENI SHYAM SWAROOP's discussion 'RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICAITON' in the group Communication Research Methods

"Dear Shyam, Instead of calling it as Environment Science Communication, you can better rephrase it as "Climate Change Communication". If you are interested in studying how the media is playing a role, you should go for a content analysis…"

May 16, 2012

Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to Katie Metzler's discussion 'New Social Media Research Methods Network!' in the group Social Media Researchers

"Social media is emerging and inevitable part of the urban life and that aught to be thoroughly explored. Recently, I have worked on the virtual cultures of the senior citizens in the Indian Metropolitan cities. I am keen in joining in this group and…"

Mar 30, 2012

Mannar Indira Srinivasan commented on Gina M. Chen's group 'Communication Research Methods'

"Stuart Hall would be of great help in studying the /analyzing the images of Marginalized women. Audience research must always be done with a combination of methodology. You can use semiotics for encoding and decoding the images and…"

Mar 16, 2012

Doris Morah N. replied to Mannar Indira Srinivasan's discussion 'New media and people's movement' in the group 'New' Media and Democracy

"New media does more than that .I could be used in community developmental campaigns.it is now necessary in advocacy strategies and helps in social integrations as it creates relationships."

Mar 1, 2012

Washington Arís - Torrealba replied to Mannar Indira Srinivasan's discussion 'New media and people's movement' in the group 'New' Media and Democracy

"Dear Mannar, Do you consider "New media" devices such as smartphones? I'm currently researching on smartphones' usage and cultural & communication trends among Chilean university students. "

Feb 27, 2012

Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to Gina M. Chen's discussion 'Open-ranked Professorship in Mass Communication, University of Zurich'

"Please give me the email address of the chair so that I can send my documents. Kindly provide me these details to my personal mail mannar.indira@gmail.com"

Oct 24, 2011

Mannar Indira Srinivasan replied to Joanna Redden's discussion 'Lectureship in Screen/Media Studies - University of Stirling'

"Hi, I am keen in applying for this position but I am unable to trace the details like how to apply etc. Please do provide me the complete information to personal ID at mannar.indira @gmail.com"

Oct 24, 2011

abdulwarees solanke replied to Mannar Indira Srinivasan's discussion 'Shall we be able to assess the impact of globalization on societies and cultures merely by analyzing the media content?' in the group Neoliberalism and Media

"This discourse can be stretched to consider the diffusion of innovation without promotion, the acceptability and profitability of new product without advertising, political success without publicity."

Sep 28, 2011

abdulwarees solanke replied to Mannar Indira Srinivasan's discussion 'Shall we be able to assess the impact of globalization on societies and cultures merely by analyzing the media content?' in the group Neoliberalism and Media

"Media content analysis is perhaps the most representative way of analyzing the impact of globalization. It is not a matter of giving discreet figures and data alone. Media impact analysis in itself is a study on globalization. Media reports on…"

Sep 28, 2011

Mannar Indira Srinivasan commented on Gina M. Chen's group 'Communication Research Methods'

"I am keen in qualitative research methods, particularly using cultural studies as an approach to study the audience."

Aug 26, 2011

Mannar Indira Srinivasan joined Gina M. Chen's group

Communication Research Methods

This group is a spot to discuss methodology -- both quantitative and qualitative. What can you do here? Post a question. Start a conversation? Suggest resources that you have found useful.See More

Aug 26, 2011

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Mannar Indira Srinivasan added a discussion to the group 'New' Media and Democracy

New media and people's movement

New media is playing an instrumental role in the movement against corruption in India and Anna Hazare added value to it by observing a fast. It could mobilize millions against corruption and the message is spreading like a wild fire. A through research in this field go a long way in its ability to influence people. Is not it?

Aug 26, 2011

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Mannar Indira Srinivasan joined Joanna Redden's group