The South African broadcasting corporation's coverage of the 1987 and 1989 elections: The matter of visual bias

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-179

  Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041435218     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159609364342     Document Type: Article

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