Communitarian journalism and flag displays after September 11: An ethical critique

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-46

  Borden, Sandra L ^a,b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Author keywords

Civic journalism; Communitarianism; Flag; Journalism ethics; Objectivity; Patriotism; Public journalism; September 11

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749060409     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859904270031     Document Type: Article

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