Walking in fear: An autoethnographic account of media framing of inner-city crime

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-184

  Waymer, Damion ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoethnography; Crime; Framing; Media; Public relations; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549090669     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859908329628     Document Type: Review

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