“camouflaged” propaganda: The truman and eisenhower administrations’ covert manipulation of news

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-167

  Parry Giles, Shawn J ^a  

^a MONMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0030546660     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319609374539     Document Type: Article

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