Revisiting corporate newspaper structure and profit making

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 19-45

  Demers, David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032366283     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327736me1102_2     Document Type: Article

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