Letters to the editor: A feedback opportunity turned into a marketing tool

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-221

  Raeymaeckers, Karin ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accountability; Feedback; Letters to the editor; Newspapers; Newsroom practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 19544370838     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323105052298     Document Type: Article

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