Outrage factors and explanations in news coverage of the Anthrax attacks

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-352

  Swain, Kristen Alley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK FACTOR; TELEVISION;

EID: 34848883714     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900708400209     Document Type: Article

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