Rethinking hard and soft news production: From common ground to divergent paths

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-116

  Boczkowski, Pablo J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; RECORD;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 63649118249     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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