Graphic death in the news media: Present or absent?

Mortality

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-317

  Hanusch, Folker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dead body; Death and media; Death in public discourse; Graphic death; Journalism and death

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349145647     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576270802383840     Document Type: Article

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