The social construction of international imagery in the post-Cold War era: A comparative analysis of U.S. and Chinese national TV news

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-296

  Chang, Tsan Kuo ^a   Wang, Jian ^b   Chen, Chih Hsien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0038602609     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159809364450     Document Type: Review

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