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Author: Phil Howard

Why We Like Pinterest for Fieldwork

On July 14, 2014 By Phil HowardIn Commentary, Methodology, Visitors1 Comment

(written up with Nikki Usher, GWU) Anyone tackling fieldwork these days can chose from a wide selection of digital tools to put in their methodological toolkit.  Among the best of these tools are platforms that let you archive, analyze, and disseminate at the same time.  It used to be that these were fairly distinct stages …

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