Mass communication research and the invisible college revisited: The changing landscape and emerging fronts in journalism-related studies

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 672-694

  Chang, Tsan Kuo ^a   Tai, Zixue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 29744451017     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900508200312     Document Type: Review

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