Community radio in the West: A legacy of struggle for survival in a state and capitalist controlled media environment

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 635-654

  Cammaerts, Bart ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community radio; Comparative; Participatory media; Policy; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449122622     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048509345057     Document Type: Article

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