Framing identities: Gender, ethnic, and national parity in network announcing of the 2002 winter olympics

Journal of Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 569-586

  Billings, Andrew C ^a   Eastman, Susan Tyler ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0345768695     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/53.4.569     Document Type: Article

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