Social Scientists and Journalists: Are the Former Really so Different from the Latter?

Liz Fawcett

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Abstract

As a journalist who has recently begun carrying out sociological research, I have been struck by the parallels between social science and journalism. I have also been intrigued by some sociological studies of the media which seem to me to suggest that we are little more than a bunch of jumped-up charlatans. This article seeks to examine whether journalism is, in fact, so very different from the social sciences and to ask what might motivate some social scientists to wish to establish a firm differential between the two occupations.
Original languageEnglish
JournalIrish Communications Review
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • media
  • Ireland
  • investment

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