Research note: Sensationalism in Dutch current affairs programmes 1992-2001

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-237

  Vettehen, Paul Hendriks ^a   Nuijten, Koos ^a   Beentjes, Johannes W J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Current affairs; Market driven journalism; News; Sensationalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748069825     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: 14603705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323105064047     Document Type: Article

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