Deconstructing journalism culture: Toward a universal theory

Communication Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-385

  Hanitzsch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE;

EID: 35648932003     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2007.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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