Symbiosis: Mass media and the truth and reconciliation commission of South Africa

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 567-585

  Krabill, Ron ^a,b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Broadcast media; Ideology; Mass media; Media events; South africa; Transitional justice; Truth commission

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035732435     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344301023005002     Document Type: Article

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