Television production: Issues of exploitation, commodification and subjectivity in UK television labour markets

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 805-825

  Ursell, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034361643     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344300022006006     Document Type: Review

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