Live news reporting: Professional judgment or technological pressure? A national survey of television news directors and senior reporters

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 492-505

  Tuggle, C A ^a   Huffman, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038663885     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159909364506     Document Type: Review

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