U.S. elite and non-elite newspapers' portrayal of the Iraq war: A comparison of frames and source use

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 761-776

  Carpenter, Serena ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIA ROLE; WAR;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449129758     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900708400407     Document Type: Article

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