Race and media coverage of hurricane Katrina: Analysis, implications, and future research questions

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-55

  Sommers, Samuel R ^a   Apfelbaum, Evan P ^a   Dukes, Kristin N ^a   Toosi, Negin ^a   Wang, Elsie J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43249149785     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2006.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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