Structure of News Coverage of a Peace Process: A Test of the Indexing and Zero-Sum Hypotheses

Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 27-53

  Levin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Indexing; Israel; Media coverage; Peace processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141480885     PISSN: 1081180X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X03256574     Document Type: Article

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