Janet Cooke in Hindsight: Reconsideration of a paradigmatic case in journalism ethics

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-170

  Borden, Sandra L ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842733373     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859902026002003     Document Type: Article

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