Online interviews with participants in China
Dear fellow researchers, I hope this email finds you well. I am emailing you because I am working with a PhD researcher who is preparing to conduct her field work. She is aiming to conduct BNIM interviews with participants' in China, but was hoping to do them online. Apparently, Zoom is no longer accessible in China without VPN. Do you know of any video/audio call software that works in China and is GDPR compliant? best wishes, Cristina *Dr Cristina Costa* Associate Professor Co-Director (MA in Research Methods) in the *Durham Research Methods Centre* <https://www.dur.ac.uk/researchmethodscentre/> SoE Student Recruitment, Marketing & Internationalisation Coordinator Durham University School of Education Office: Ed 213a Leazes Road Durham DH1 1TA Email: cristina.costa@durham.ac.uk Twitter: @cristinacost Website: www.socialtheoryapplied.com Staff Profile <https://www.dur.ac.uk/directory/profile/?id=18517>
Hi Cristina, I’m Manlin from the Communication University of China. I saw your email. Here is a little information from my side. We use ‘ Tencent Meeting’ as an online collaboration software. And I noticed that the company released the international version of ‘ VooV Meeting’. Here is the link. (I’m not sure about the GDPR compliant.) [1]https://www.tencent.com/en-us/responsibility/combat-covid-19-tencent -meeting.html [2]https://voovmeeting.com/mobile/ And most Chinese people use ‘ WeChat’ as a real-time chatting tool. [3]https://www.wechat.com/us/ Best regards, Manlin [defaultAvatar.png] wangmanlin 邮箱：wangmanlin@cuc.edu.cn ---- Replied Message ---- From [4]Cristina Costa via Air-L<air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Date 02/04/2023 01:26 To [5]air-l@listserv.aoir.org<air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject [Air-L] Online interviews with participants in China Dear fellow researchers, I hope this email finds you well. I am emailing you because I am working with a PhD researcher who is preparing to conduct her field work. She is aiming to conduct BNIM interviews with participants' in China, but was hoping to do them online. Apparently, Zoom is no longer accessible in China without VPN. Do you know of any video/audio call software that works in China and is GDPR compliant? best wishes, Cristina *Dr Cristina Costa* Associate Professor Co-Director (MA in Research Methods) in the *Durham Research Methods Centre* <https://www.dur.ac.uk/researchmethodscentre/> SoE Student Recruitment, Marketing & Internationalisation Coordinator Durham University School of Education Office: Ed 213a Leazes Road Durham DH1 1TA Email: cristina.costa@durham.ac.uk Twitter: @cristinacost Website: www.socialtheoryapplied.com Staff Profile <https://www.dur.ac.uk/directory/profile/?id=18517> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/ References Visible links: 1. https://www.tencent.com/en-us/responsibility/combat-covid-19-tencent-meeting... 2. https://voovmeeting.com/mobile/ 3. https://www.wechat.com/us/ 4. mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org 5. mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org Hidden links: 7. https://dashi.163.com/projects/signature-manager/detail/index.html?ftlId=1&n...
Hi Cristina, This is not a direct answer to your question, but just a note about methodology: The PhD researcher might consider whether it is necessary to do video -based interviews. I mention this since there’s a strong history of text-based interviewing, and capturing video may not be as critical as is often presumed, in terms of building connections, facilitating meaningful interactions and conversations, and eliciting/collecting useful information from participants. Considering what the hoped-for outcome of the interaction is as well as how it will (or could be) analyzed, there might be alternatives that are just as meaningful but less tricky, in terms of technical access and data protection. FWIW, and all best, Annette ----------------------------------------::------------------------------------------------ Annette N. Markham, PhD Professor of Media and Communication and Co-Director, DERC (Digital Ethnography Research Centre) RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus, Australia Professor (MSO, on leave), Information Studies & Digital Design, Aarhus University, Denmark https://annettemarkham.com<https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fannettemarkham.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cannette.markham%40rmit.edu.au%7Cdfa4e910f8fc442fd53008d90e2fbd1b%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637556420514566553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Q7l9bFKvUJGuYLURhfoHDEr65c5M4QtO9fQVdK0K0eI%3D&reserved=0> RMIT email: Annette.Markham@rmit.edu.au<mailto:Annette.Markham@rmit.edu.au> Twitter: @annettemarkham ----------------------------------------::------------------------------------------------ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Cristina Costa via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 4:41 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] Online interviews with participants in China Dear fellow researchers, I hope this email finds you well. I am emailing you because I am working with a PhD researcher who is preparing to conduct her field work. She is aiming to conduct BNIM interviews with participants' in China, but was hoping to do them online. Apparently, Zoom is no longer accessible in China without VPN. Do you know of any video/audio call software that works in China and is GDPR compliant? best wishes, Cristina *Dr Cristina Costa* Associate Professor Co-Director (MA in Research Methods) in the *Durham Research Methods Centre* <https://www.dur.ac.uk/researchmethodscentre/> SoE Student Recruitment, Marketing & Internationalisation Coordinator Durham University School of Education Office: Ed 213a Leazes Road Durham DH1 1TA Email: cristina.costa@durham.ac.uk Twitter: @cristinacost Website: www.socialtheoryapplied.com<http://www.socialtheoryapplied.com> Staff Profile <https://www.dur.ac.uk/directory/profile/?id=18517> _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/
Thank you to all the colleagues who have answered my question. I am pleased to learn that Zoom is still in Operation. This is reassuring. best wishes, Cristina On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 2:26 AM Annette Markham <amarkham@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Cristina,
This is not a direct answer to your question, but just a note about methodology: The PhD researcher might consider whether it is necessary to do video -based interviews. I mention this since there’s a strong history of text-based interviewing, and capturing video may not be as critical as is often presumed, in terms of building connections, facilitating meaningful interactions and conversations, and eliciting/collecting useful information from participants. Considering what the hoped-for outcome of the interaction is as well as how it will (or could be) analyzed, there might be alternatives that are just as meaningful but less tricky, in terms of technical access and data protection.
FWIW, and all best,
Annette
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Annette N. Markham, PhD
Professor of Media and Communication and Co-Director, DERC (Digital Ethnography Research Centre)
RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus, Australia
Professor (MSO, on leave), Information Studies & Digital Design, Aarhus University, Denmark
https://annettemarkham.com <https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fannettemarkham.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cannette.markham%40rmit.edu.au%7Cdfa4e910f8fc442fd53008d90e2fbd1b%7Cd1323671cdbe4417b4d4bdb24b51316b%7C0%7C0%7C637556420514566553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Q7l9bFKvUJGuYLURhfoHDEr65c5M4QtO9fQVdK0K0eI%3D&reserved=0>
RMIT email: Annette.Markham@rmit.edu.au
Twitter: @annettemarkham
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*From: *Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Cristina Costa via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> *Date: *Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 4:41 AM *To: *air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> *Subject: *[Air-L] Online interviews with participants in China
Dear fellow researchers, I hope this email finds you well.
I am emailing you because I am working with a PhD researcher who is preparing to conduct her field work. She is aiming to conduct BNIM interviews with participants' in China, but was hoping to do them online.
Apparently, Zoom is no longer accessible in China without VPN. Do you know of any video/audio call software that works in China and is GDPR compliant?
best wishes, Cristina
*Dr Cristina Costa*
Associate Professor
Co-Director (MA in Research Methods) in the *Durham Research Methods Centre* <https://www.dur.ac.uk/researchmethodscentre/>
SoE Student Recruitment, Marketing & Internationalisation Coordinator
Durham University
School of Education
Office: Ed 213a
Leazes Road
Durham
DH1 1TA
Email: cristina.costa@durham.ac.uk
Twitter: @cristinacost
Website: www.socialtheoryapplied.com
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Hi Cristina. Another option for the student to consider, aside from video interviewing, is telephone interviewing. A recent paper on telephone interviewing is here: https://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/8295/ib-... A second paper in this two-part series may also be of interest. It is here: https://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/8296/ib-... Amanda Amanda H A Watson, PhD (she/her) Research Fellow Department of Pacific Affairs Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Room 2.259 HC Coombs building The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600 +61 2 6125 2677 amanda.watson@anu.edu.au<mailto:amanda.watson@anu.edu.au> dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12002 (Australian University) | CRICOS Provider Code: 00120C ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Cristina Costa via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2023 9:04 PM Cc: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Online interviews with participants in China Thank you to all the colleagues who have answered my question. I am pleased to learn that Zoom is still in Operation. This is reassuring. best wishes, Cristina On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 2:26 AM Annette Markham <amarkham@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Cristina,
This is not a direct answer to your question, but just a note about methodology: The PhD researcher might consider whether it is necessary to do video -based interviews. I mention this since there’s a strong history of text-based interviewing, and capturing video may not be as critical as is often presumed, in terms of building connections, facilitating meaningful interactions and conversations, and eliciting/collecting useful information from participants. Considering what the hoped-for outcome of the interaction is as well as how it will (or could be) analyzed, there might be alternatives that are just as meaningful but less tricky, in terms of technical access and data protection.
FWIW, and all best,
Annette
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Annette N. Markham, PhD
Professor of Media and Communication and Co-Director, DERC (Digital Ethnography Research Centre)
RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus, Australia
Professor (MSO, on leave), Information Studies & Digital Design, Aarhus University, Denmark
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fannettemar... <https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fannettemarkham.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.watson%40anu.edu.au%7Cb8eede1786044c99725e08db069a1d7f%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C638111031215068618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IogRWDfyG2kLo5gaKgAAgJ7ZJaHzrWCMQmPY9V1zJ9E%3D&reserved=0>
RMIT email: Annette.Markham@rmit.edu.au
Twitter: @annettemarkham
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*From: *Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Cristina Costa via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> *Date: *Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 4:41 AM *To: *air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> *Subject: *[Air-L] Online interviews with participants in China
Dear fellow researchers, I hope this email finds you well.
I am emailing you because I am working with a PhD researcher who is preparing to conduct her field work. She is aiming to conduct BNIM interviews with participants' in China, but was hoping to do them online.
Apparently, Zoom is no longer accessible in China without VPN. Do you know of any video/audio call software that works in China and is GDPR compliant?
best wishes, Cristina
*Dr Cristina Costa*
Associate Professor
Co-Director (MA in Research Methods) in the *Durham Research Methods Centre* <https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dur.ac.uk%2Fresearchmethodscentre%2F&data=05%7C01%7Camanda.watson%40anu.edu.au%7Cb8eede1786044c99725e08db069a1d7f%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C638111031215068618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=D%2FqvLrDepQk9nes5j%2B%2Fc9IsDNZNrpcxaAVd7CZZ7eAk%3D&reserved=0>
SoE Student Recruitment, Marketing & Internationalisation Coordinator
Durham University
School of Education
Office: Ed 213a
Leazes Road
Durham
DH1 1TA
Email: cristina.costa@durham.ac.uk
Twitter: @cristinacost
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