Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap är ett samhällsvetenskapligt och humanistiskt ämne som använder sig av många olika forskningsmetoder. Denna bok syftar till att möta behovet av en ämnesspecifik metodlära. Här behandlas grunder för vetenskaplig metod, samt både kvalitativa och kvantitativa ansatser: metoder för studier i naturliga situationer (etnografiska fältstudier, etnografi online och samtalsanalys), frågeundersökningar (intervjuer, surveyundersökningar och experiment) samt text-och medieanalyser (kvantitativ innehållsanalys, språklig analys av text, kritisk diskursanalys, multimodal analys, samt retorisk analys). Denna tredje och kraftigt omarbetade upplaga innehåller flera nya kapitel. Övriga kapitel har skrivits om med hänsyn till aktuell forskning och metodutveckling. Metoder i medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap ger en stabil grund och värdefulla verktyg för såväl studenter på grund- och fortsättningsnivå som avancerade forskare.

After escaping from a private sanitarium, Adelaide Blake arrives in Burning Cove, California, desperate to start over.Working at an herbal tea shop puts her on the radar of those who frequent the seaside resort town: Hollywood movers and shakers always in need of hangover cures and tonics. One such customer is Jake Truett, a recently widowed businessman in town for a therapeutic rest. But unbeknownst to Adelaide, his exhaustion is just a cover.In Burning Cove, no one is who they seem. Behind facades of glamour and power hide drug dealers, gangsters, and grifters. Into this make-believe world comes psychic to the stars Madame Zolanda. Adelaide and Jake know better than to fall for her kind of con. But when the medium becomes a victim of her own dire prediction and is killed, they're drawn into a murky world of duplicity and misdirection.Neither Adelaide nor Jake can predict that in the shadowy underground they'll find connections to the woman Adelaide used to be--and uncover the specter of a killer who's been real all along...

At the exclusive Burning Cove Hotel on the coast of California, rookie reporter Irene Glasson finds herself staring down at a beautiful actress at the bottom of a pool... The dead woman had something Irene wanted: a red-hot secret about an up-and-coming leading man--a scoop that may have gotten her killed. As Irene searches for the truth about the drowning, she's drawn to a master of deception. Once a world-famous magician whose career was mysteriously cut short, Oliver Ward is now the owner of the Burning Cove Hotel. He can't let scandal threaten his livelihood, even if it means trusting Irene, a woman who seems to have appeared in Los Angeles out of nowhere four months ago. With Oliver's help, Irene soon learns that the glamorous paradise of Burning Cove hides dark and dangerous secrets. And that the past--always just out of sight--could drag them both under...

Malin is a Valkyrie-in-training. It's her responsibility to slay immortals, returning them to the afterlife to maintain balance in the world. She also struggles to maintain balance in her own life - between her studies, her duties as a Valkyrie and her conflicting feelings for her ex-girlfriend. But when a beguiling stranger breaks into her home on a quest for vengeance, Malin's carefully balanced life falls apart. Asher is hunting the rogue immortal who murdered his mother, and he thinks Malin may have information. Her loyalties are tested, as she uncovers a betrayal that unravels everything she thought she knew. And she must decide if helping the mysterious Asher enact his revenge is worth the risk - to the world, and to her heart.

Freeks is an atmospheric story of powerful mysteries and dark secrets by Amanda Hocking, author of the phenomenal 'Trylle' trilogy and the Kanin Chronicles.

Malin's mission to avenge her mother's murder has uncovered dangerous secrets. As a Valkyrie-in-training, Malin must slay immortals who've had their time, to maintain balance between humans and immortals. But her quest could destroy earth's stability - and unleash chaos.Just when she needs to focus, her friend Asher is in grave danger. He's been dragged into the underworld, where vengeful immortals plot revolution. Malin believes her feelings mustn't distract from her goal - but is desperate to rescue him. So she ventures into the darkest of realms, knowing she may not survive. With new allies at her side and new enemies ahead, Malin will face terrible choices. She'll have to keep her head - or be ruled by her heart.

The second book in Amanda Hocking's Trylle Trilogy <br><br>Acknowledging that she was different from everyone else wasn't difficult for Wendy Everly she'd always felt like an outsider. But a new world and new family is a little hard for any girl to accept easily. Leaving behind the mysterious country of her birth, she is determined to fit back into normal life. But the world she's left behind won't let her go that easily ...Kidnapped and imprisoned by her true family's enemies, Wendy soon learns that the lines between good and evil aren't as defined as she thought. And those things she'd taken for granted may have been lies all along. With the help of the dangerously attractive Loki, she escapes back to the safety of Forening only to be confronted by a new threat. It's time to make a choice can she put aside her personal feelings for the sake of her country? Torn between duty and love she must make a choice that could destroy her one chance at true happiness ...

Cursed to be a siren, Gemma's life is slowly being destroyed. Struggling to move away from the savage darkness she needs to survive, she's desperate to break the curse that has turned her into a monster and is keeping her from the family -- and boy -- that she loves. But the alluring yet lethal sirens, Penn, Thea and the newly initiated, Liv have no intention of letting her go. The key to her freedom lies with an ancient scroll and Gemma's frantic search leads her to someone who might be able to help--the mysterious immortal Diana, who cursed Penn and her sisters thousands of years ago. But Diana will not give up her secrets easily and unless Gemma and her sister Harper can unlock the scroll's powers then Penn will trap Harper's boyfriend Daniel and destroy the two sisters for good.

What if your entire world was built on a lie?<br><br> Wendy Everly knew she was different the day her mother tried to kill her and accused her of having been switched at birth. Although certain she’s not the monster her mother claims she is - she does feel that she doesn’t quite fit in...<br><br> She’s bored and frustrated by her small town life - and then there’s the secret that she can’t tell anyone. Her mysterious ability - she can influence people’s decisions, without knowing how, or why...<br><br> When the intense and darkly handsome newcomer Finn suddenly turns up at her bedroom window one night - her world is turned upside down. He holds the key to her past, the answers to her strange powers and is the doorway to a place she never imagined could exist. Förening, the home of the Trylle.<br><br> Finally everything makes sense. Among the Trylle, Wendy is not just different, but special. But what marks her out as chosen for greatness in this world also places her in grave danger. With everything around her changing, Finn is the only person she can trust. But dark forces are conspiring - not only to separate them, but to see the downfall everything that Wendy cares about.<br><br>The fate of Förening rests in Wendy’s hands, and the decisions she and Finn make could change all their lives forever...<br><br> <br><br>

The spellbinding third book in the Watersong series by New York Times bestselling author Amanda Hocking. With Penn and Lexi determined to kill Gemma and replace her with another siren, Gemma's life is in grave danger ...unless she can break the curse before it's too late. With the help of Harper and Daniel, she'll delve deep into her enemies' mythical past - and their darkest secrets. It's her only hope of saving everything she holds dear: her family, her life, and her relationship with Alex - the only guy she's ever loved.

There are two sides to every love story. This is Anna's.Anna Cole grew up poor, but her mother's love made her feel rich every day. Then her mother died, and Anna was sent to a care home. As a teenager, Anna vowed that one day, she would have children of her own, and create the happy, noisy family life she always craved.Then, one day, Anna meets Theo Montgomery in a lift. Theo has kind eyes, but a sad past. His family were rich, but his childhood was full of neglect. Theo can't imagine bringing a child into this cruel world, but he does want a soulmate. Someone to love him unconditionally; someone with whom he can share his family's wealth.Theo and Anna are two damaged souls, from two different worlds. Is their love for each other enough to let go of the pain of their pasts? Or will Anna and Theo break each others' hearts?

There are two sides to every love story. This is Theo's.Theo Montgomery grew up in a rich family where he had all the toys and trinkets money could buy. But his childhood was full of neglect and he was bullied at school. Now he is an adult, he longs to find a soulmate. Someone who understands him. Someone who will love him unconditionally.Then, one day, Theo meets Anna Cole in a lift. Anna grew up in a care home, and has always wanted to create the noisy family life she never had. She brings love and laughter into Theo's life. But she wants a baby, and Theo can't imagine bringing a child into this cruel world...Theo and Anna are two damaged souls, from two different worlds. Is their love for each other enough to let go of the pain of their pasts? Or will Anna and Theo break each others' hearts?

Kitty Montrose isn't sure she believes in true love anymore. When she was a little girl, she had dreamed of finding her soulmate. Someone to laugh with, cry with, and to share her twilight years. But it never happened. She has her gorgeous children and grandchildren, but her marriage was never the happily-ever-after love story she'd imagined.Then Kitty bumps into Theo, an old flame. The timing was never right for them before. Could now be the time for Theo and Kitty to fall in love again?

Discover the magical world of the Trylle, with the complete New York Times bestselling Trylle trilogy - now in one volume. She must dare to be different to unlock the key to her past...When Wendy Everly was six, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. Eleven years later, Wendy discovers her mother was almost right. She's not the person she's always believed herself to be, and her whole life begins to unravel - all because of Finn Holmes. Finn is a darkly handsome newcomer and every encounter with him leaves her deeply shaken ...though it has more to do with her fierce attraction to him than she'd ever admit. He's also here to tell her the shocking truth: Wendy is a changeling who was switched at birth - and he's come to take her home. Now Wendy's about to journey to a magical world she never knew existed, one that's both beautiful and frightening. And she must leave her old life behind to discover who she's meant to become...

Tre människor rör sej och formar en triangel bland ­flera tusen andra. De är små plastjuveler i en låda och locket är himlen som hänger över havet. Där är Köpen­hamn och där är Malmö. Där är den nagelbitande ­Greta som är i wokbranschen. Hon som har astma men tänker på skenande hästar istället för att ta sin medicin. Hon som bor i ett kollektiv med självupp­tagna, mesiga pojkar som tycker att pärlplattor är en storslagen konstform. Allt desperatare behöver hon en förändring i sitt liv.Så en dag träffar hon Simon som sysslar med art works och är bäst av alla i hela Köpenhamn på att rita trianglar. Samtidigt är han inte som andra. Som barn läste han Svindlande höjder och allt gick åt skogen. Nu spelas ljuden från hans hjärta och hjärna i dubbel hastighet. Men med Simon kommer också Claus vars ljudspår snarare spelas i överljudshastighet. Snart blir det uppenbart att det inte handlar om en gyllene triangel utan en som obönhörligen måste spricka. ­Någon måste bort, frågan är bara vem.

Hon anländer till skrivarskolan, någonstans på den skånska landsbygden, med en ambition att lära sig hur kärleken smakar. Det ser ut att lyckas när hon möter en ung man, som envetet kallar henne för Lilja Brik. Tillsammans, menar han, ska de resa kors och tvärs över kontinenter, genom tid och rum, som poeten Majakovskij och musan Brik. Deras kärlek ska vara större än allt. I själva verket blir deras relation trevande, konstig och destruktiv. Men in i folkhögskolans isolerade värld seglar den smaragdögda Anne Bonny - vildhjärta, tjyvfitta, piratdrottning och livräddare.Allt det där jag sa till dig var sant är en berättelse om berättelser, om hur de söndrar och helar. Om trånga livsvillkor och kampen för att få den egna existensen bekräftad.