Framing domestic violence fatalities: Coverage by Utah newspapers

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-63

  Bullock, Cathy Ferrand ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Utah newspapers; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749138035     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.2007.10162504     Document Type: Article

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