Documentary film as policy analysis: The impact of yes, in my backyard on activists, agendas, and policy

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 457-477

  Whiteman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 75349083092     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430903237816     Document Type: Article

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