Sources, indicators, worlds. Three spaces of comparison.

Summary [This book is the result of a common concern among various studies conducted in recent years on the use of statistical data in research on journalism. Indeed, statistical data often appear both as an indispensable tool for objectification and as an obstacle to analysis. Whether they come from institutions (CCIJP, Audiens pension fund, INSEE) or are developed by researchers themselves from different corpuses (surveys, questionnaires, online professional social networks), these data must be questioned from the point of view of their production conditions, since these influence the types of research permitted and the results produced. In order to cross these different researchers' views, the book is organized according to three levels of analysis of the journalistic field. The first one takes into account the space of the professional group as a whole (France and Belgium). The second level examines the smaller but more fragmented space of media companies and newsrooms. Finally, the third one is directly interested in the actors through the journalists' careers. This collection follows two study days organized on January 15 and December 13, 2013 by CARISM-ANR/AMMEJ and CRAPE.