Chilling out - But not yet 'cool': New media training in a UK journalism school: A further report on 'journomorphosis'

Convergence

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 104-115

  Bromley, Michael ^a   Purdey, Heather ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61049556653     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135485650100700308     Document Type: Article

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