Western-led press coverage of mainland china and vietnam during the sars crisis: Reassessing the concept of ‘media representation of the other’

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-318

  Huang, Yu ^a   Leung, Christine Chi Mei ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33744481417     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980500261621     Document Type: Article

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