Conflict in the sphere of consensus? critical reporting on the panama invasion and the gulf war

Political Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-194

  Mermin, Jonathan ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media and U.S. foreign policy; Media independence; Panama invasion; Persian Gulf conflict; Public sphere; Watchdog ideal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030303789     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.1996.9963106     Document Type: Article

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