Constructing health news: Possibilities for a civic-oriented journalism

Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-66

  Hodgetts, Darrin ^a   Chamberlain, Kerry ^b   Scammell, Margaret ^b   Karapu, Rolinda ^b   Nikora, Linda Waimarie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b University of Waikato ^*

Author keywords

Civic; Health; Journalism; Practice; Production; Public

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 38649099379     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459307083697     Document Type: Article

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