Race and Crime in the Media: Research from a Media Effects Perspective

A Companion to Media Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 421-436

  Oliver, Mary Beth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime news; Entertainment; Media crime; Race; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049198413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470999066.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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