The politics of coercion: Advertising, media and state power in Central America

Journalism

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-353

  Rockwell, Rick ^a   Janus, Noreene ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising boycott; Censorship; Central America; Media and democracy; Media repression; State subsidized media

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644495544     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146488490200300303     Document Type: Article

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