Reporting public opinion in Singapore: Journalistic practices and policy implications

Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-28

  Chang, Tsan Kuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0039726830     PISSN: 1081180X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X99004001003     Document Type: Article

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