Reporting on fairness in civic life: Interviews with journalists about writing on local political leaders

Journalism Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-355

  Besley, John C ^a   McComas, Katherine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Fairness; Journalist interviews; Procedural justice; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249143288     PISSN: 17512786     EISSN: 17512794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512780701505028     Document Type: Article

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