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Books

Analyzing Media Messages fifth edition by Daniel Riff; Stephen Lacy; Frederick Fico; Brendan Watson
Publication Date: 2024
Content Analysis by Klaus H. Krippendorff
Publication Date: 2018
A Handbook of Media and Communication Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Methodologies 3rd edition by Edited by Klaus Bruhn Jensen
Publication Date: 2021
Qualitative Media Analysis by Christopher J. Schneider; David L. Altheide
Publication Date: 2013

Scholarly Articles on Newspaper Databases Aggregators

Applying content analysis to web-based content (2010) Kim, I., & Kuljis, J. (2010). Applying content analysis to web-based content. Journal of Computing and Information Technology, 18(4), 369–375. https://doi.org/10.2498/cit.1001924
Content analysis and online news (2016) Karlsson, M., & Sjøvaag, H. (2016). Content analysis and online news. Digital Journalism, 4(1), 177–192. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2015.1096619
Content Analysis of the Leading General Academic Databases (2004) Blessinger, K., & Olle, M. (2004). Content analysis of the leading general academic databases. Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 28(3), 335–346. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649055.2004.10766000
Database use, database discrepancies: Implications for content analyses of news (2023) Buntain, N., Liebler, C. M., Webster, K. (2023). Database use, database discrepancies: Implications for content analyses of news. Newspaper Research Journal
Exploring the validity of electronic newspaper databases (2012) Ridout, T. N., Fowler, E. F., & Searles, K. (2012). Exploring the validity of electronic newspaper databases. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 15(6), 451–466. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2011.638221
Factiva and Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies: Comparing retrieval reliability between academic institutions (2015) Driedger, S. M., & Weimer, J. (2015). Factiva and Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies: Comparing retrieval reliability between academic institutions. Online Information Review, 39(3), 346–359. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-11-2014-0276
Finding news stories: A Comparison of searches using LexisNexis and Google News (2008) Weaver, D. A., & Bimber, B. (2008). Finding news stories: A Comparison of searches using LexisNexis and Google News. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 85(3), 515–530. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769900808500303
The Microscope and the Moving Target: The Challenge of Applying Content Analysis to the World Wide Web (2000) McMillan, S. J. (2000). The microscope and the moving target: The challenge of applying content analysis to the World Wide Web. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 77(1), 80–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769900007700107
Newspaper archives reveal major gaps in digital age (2015) Hansen, K. A., & Paul, N. (2015). Newspaper archives reveal major gaps in digital age. Newspaper Research Journal, 36(3), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739532915600745
Newspapers in Bytes and Bits: Limitations of Electronic Databases for Content Analysis (1998) Snider, J. H., & Janda, K. (1998). Newspapers in Bytes and Bits: Limitations of Electronic Databases for Content Analysis. 29. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.502.7296&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Searching for news online: Challenging traditional methods (2013) Sabelhaus, L., & Cawley, M. (2013). Searching for news online: Challenging traditional methods. Online Searcher, 37(2), 10–14.
Web content Analysis: Expanding the paradigm (2010) Herring, S. C. (2010). Web content Analysis: Expanding the paradigm. In J. Hunsinger, L. Klastrup, & M. Allen (Eds.), International Handbook of Internet Research (pp. 233–249). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9789-8_14
“How full is full” revisited: A status report on search full-text periodicals (1993) Orenstein, R. M. (1993). “How full is full” revisited: A status report on search full-text periodicals. Database, 16(5), 14–23.