Reading between the headlines: SARS, Focus and TV current affairs programmes in China

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 715-737

  Zhang, Xiaoling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Formal democracy; Investigative journalism; Media supervision; Political and social stability; Sensitive topics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747608390     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443706067023     Document Type: Article

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