Impact or content? Ratings vs quality in public broadcasting

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-53

  Meijer, Irene Costera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Entertainment; Interpretive repertoire analysis; Production study; Public broadcasting; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544282924     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323105049632     Document Type: Review

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