Out of sight and out of mind: The media literacy needs of grown-Ups

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-211

  Dennis, Everette E ^a,b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen; Media content; Media literacy; Media studies; Technology platforms

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644365360     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764204267264     Document Type: Review

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