Social influence of an international celebrity: Responses to the death of Princess Diana

Journal of Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 587-605

  Brown, William J ^a   Basil, Michael D ^b   Bocarnea, Mihai C ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

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SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 0347029815     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/53.4.587     Document Type: Article

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