Public culture, independent online news and the Tasmanian Times

Journalism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-225

  Hutchins, Brett ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Celebrity reporting; Independent online news; Online journalism; Public culture; Public sphere; Regional media; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049269786     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884907074805     Document Type: Article

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