Framing comparative risk: A preliminary analysis

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-86

  Gandy Jr , Oscar H ^a   Li, Zhan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative risk; Discrimination; Framing; Journalistic standards; Racial disparity; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844536958     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170590948956     Document Type: Article

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