Sports journalism: Still the 'toy department' of the news media?

Journalism

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-405

  Rowe, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Celebrities; Critical investigation; Problem orientation; Professional status; Sources; Sports journalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349105424     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884907078657     Document Type: Article

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