I. Introduction This master’s thesis represents study of female newspaper and magazine editors in Azerbaijan based on Western and Soviet definitions of journalism with explanation of local national features of this p

II.4 Selected methods of research and data collection n Azerbaijan

In our inquiry we used both qualitative and quantitative techniques of data collection with the qualitative method of in-depth interviews being our primary technique. The quantitative method in our research was represented by a simple questionnaire that we used to collect basic data about our participants. As we pointed out earlier, information about female editors presented in other publications was scarce and incomplete leaving us with pressing need to improve the impeded image of female editorial community.