Torture in the eye of the beholder: Social identity, news coverage, and Abu Ghraib

Political Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-295

  Jones, Timothy M ^a   Sheets, Penelope ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abu Gharib; Framing; Social identity; Torture

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949089932     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600903053460     Document Type: Article

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