Building the news media agenda on the environment: A comparison of public relations and journalistic sources

Public Relations Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-195

  Curtin, Patricia A ^a   Rhodenbaugh, Eric ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 0346524548     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-8111(01)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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