The news value of african-american victims: An examination of the media's presentation of homicide

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-88

  Weiss, Alexander ^a   Chermak, Steven M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013072651     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1998.9721601     Document Type: Article

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