Left behind: Local television and the community of sport

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-195

  Schultz, Brad ^a,b,d   Sheffer, Mary Lou ^b,c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Blogging; Local Sports Television; Mass Media

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949104551     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310802038507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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