Television news in South Africa: Mediating an emerging democracy

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-358

  Cottle, Simon ^a   Rai, Mugdha ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TELEVISION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46649083203     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070802038017     Document Type: Article

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