[Air-L] Qualitative Validity

[Joseph Reagle]

On Monday 17 December 2007, you wrote:
> Of course it took me awhile, but I learned how qualitative validity works.

Would you be willing to point me to a reference or summarize your 
understanding? My understanding from [1,2] makes me think it is not an easy 
issue for the discipline, to say nothing of journalists! :) But I'd like to 
hear your take.

[1]:http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/qualval.php
[2]:http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR4-3/winter.html