The ethical context for public journalism: As an ethical foundation for public journalism, communitarian philosophy provides principles for practitioners to apply to real-world problems

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-66

  Coleman, Renita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 61049187504     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859900024001004     Document Type: Article

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