Our news and their news: The role of national identity in the coverage of foreign news

Journalism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-368

  Nossek, Hillel ^a  

^a College of Management ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Foreign news; Gatekeepers; National identity; Political violence; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745829925     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884904044941     Document Type: Article

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