Emergent agents: The forgotten publics in crisis communication and issues management research

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-108

  Waymer, Damion ^a   Heath, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis Communication; Emergent Agents; Hurricane Katrina; Issues Management; Public Relations; Security; Transcendence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847039547     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880601065730     Document Type: Article

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