nam 22 uu 4500 dbt_mods_00053026 10.22032/dbt.53026 doi dbt_mods_00053026 ger DE-601 rda eng 070 sdnb Guntrum, Laura Gianna Author aut Remotely Accessing the Field and Building Trust with Distant Sources Perspectives from Journalism Practice for Ethnographic Research Guntrum, Laura Gianna;Keßler, Mira;Patel, Jignesh;Varfolomeeva, Anna 2022-07-19 17 Seiten text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Journalists and ethnographic researchers, such as anthropologists, sociologists or media scholars, have comparable ways of establishing initial contacts with people from their fields of inter-est. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and consequential travel restrictions and social distanc-ing, it has become increasingly difficult to access a field. Taking inspiration from social anthropolo-gist Ulf Hannerz (2004, p. 226), who compared journalists and anthropologists as “neighboring groups engaged in a somehow parallel pursuit,” this article explores what researchers may learn from practitioners who conduct research without being on-site. Fed by various practical journalists’ expe-riences, the article aims to investigate how information and communication technologies (ICTs) and digitally mediated methods, such as online search tools and social media, can be used to establish contacts and gain trust remotely. Here, the relevance of these methods for accessing a field in general goes beyond the limitations imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and can be of interest to all those who face difficulties of field access of any kind. Ultimately, this article reflects on corresponding ethical challenges that may arise while conducting research remotely. Comparing journalists’ and ethnographic researchers’ practice practical experiences travel restrictions field access building trust ICT digital methods ethical challenges research in sensitive contexts article Keßler, Mira Author aut Patel, Jignesh Author aut Varfolomeeva, Anna Author aut Universität Erfurt Philosophische Fakultät host institution his 12(2022):1 Richter, Carola; Universität Erfurt, Philosophische Fakultät Global Media Journal - German Edition dbt_mods_00017936 Erscheint ab Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023): Autumn/Winter 2023 bei BerlinUP Journals https://globalmediajournal.de/index.php/gmj/index https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00053026 object in context https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00056971/GMJ23_Kessler_et_al_RemotelyAccessingTheField.pdf raw object https://www.db-thueringen.de/rsc/thumbnail/dbt_mods_00053026.png preview https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00053026 uri