Research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on media and communication in selected Polish and international scientific journals Cover Image

Badania wpływu pandemii COVID-19 na komunikację społeczną i media w wybranych polskich i zagranicznych czasopismach naukowych
Research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on media and communication in selected Polish and international scientific journals

Author(s): Hubert Kuliński
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies
Published by: Instytut Dziennikarstwa, Mediów i Komunikacji Społecznej, UJ / Polskie Towarzystwo Komunikacji Społecznej
Keywords: COVID-19;media studies;meta-analysis;research trends;

Summary/Abstract: The paper provides a meta-analysis of research conducted on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the media and social communication. It consists of a content analysis of ten Polish and ten international scientific journals. From N=1214 abstracts, a sample of n=56 abstracts concerning the studied subject matter was selected and analyzed, with the focus on such topics as: fields of study, methodological paradigms, research methods, theoretical frameworks, and research topics. The study showed that: 1) the main fields of studies of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the media and social communication included media content, media impact, and media audiences; 2) qualitative methodology was the most common methodological paradigm used; 3) case study was the most common research method used. The paper may be of interest to researchers conducting meta-analyses in the field of media and social communication.

  • Issue Year: 4/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 6-19
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish