Legitimizing neglect: Race and rationality in conservative news commentary about Hurricane Katrina

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Shah, Hemant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Conservative media; Hurricane Katrina; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849116708     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170802664821     Document Type: Article

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