The disappearance of Madeleine McCann: Public drama and trial by media in the Portuguese press

Crime, Media, Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-167

  Machado, Helena ^a   Santos, Filipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Madeleine McCann; Public drama; Trial by media

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349084559     PISSN: 17416590     EISSN: 17416604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741659009335691     Document Type: Review

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