Freedom as a value in Arab media: Perceptions and attitudes among journalists

Political Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-135

  Amin, Hussein ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arab journalism; Arab media; Censorship; Freedom of expression; Press freedom; Self censorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036087053     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600252907407     Document Type: Review

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