We are pleased to announce the publication of a book dedicated to the creation and operation of media research laboratories - Creating Communication and Media Research Labs: A Blueprint for Success. This is the first publication to focus not on research outcomes, but on the processes and practices behind establishing such labs.

The volume, published by Palgrave Macmillan, includes our chapter: “The Laboratory of Media Studies (LMS): The Lab of Social Narratives, Opinions, Behaviors, and Experiences”, authored by dr Karolina Brylska and prof. Tomasz Gackowski.

In our chapter, we describe the development of the Laboratory of Media Studies at the University of Warsaw, as well as the principles and tools that enabled us to build an effective space for studying social narratives and media audience experiences.

The publication was created in collaboration with colleagues from Michigan State University and represents an important contribution to the international discussion on how to design and manage research laboratories.

We invite you to read it!

Reference:
Gackowski, T., Brylska, K. (2025). The Laboratory of Media Studies (LMS): The Lab of Social Narratives, Opinions, Behaviors, and Experiences. In: Edwards, C., Edwards, A., Spence, P.R. (eds) Creating Communication and Media Research Labs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93054-6_16