Television news magazine crime stories: A functionalist perspective

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-171

  Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033247633     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295039909367084     Document Type: Review

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