Credibility of media offerings in centrally controlled media systems: A qualitative study based on the example of East Germany

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-303

  Meyen, Michael ^a   Schwer, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 33847734780     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443707074260     Document Type: Article

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