The Jasper dragging death: Crisis communication and the community newspaper

Communication Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-47

  Glascock, Jack ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic journalism; Crisis communication; Focusing event; Image restoration; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247556843     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970409388604     Document Type: Article

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