The politics of UK television policy: The making of Ofcom

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 929-940

  Smith, Paul ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750037036     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443706068926     Document Type: Article

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