How sources, reporters view math errors in news

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 49-63

  Maier, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 1842632197     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953290302400405     Document Type: Article

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