It takes a movement to raise an issue: Media lessons from the 1997 U.P.S. strike

Critical Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 483-511

  Ryan, Charlotte ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective actor; Communication strategy; Mass media; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942537756     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916304323072189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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