Radio phone-in talk shows as politically significant infotainment in Hong Kong

Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 57-79

  Lee, Francis L F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038172401     PISSN: 1081180X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108118002129172728     Document Type: Review

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