Participation through letters to the editor: Circulation, considerations, and genres in the letters institution

Journalism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-35

  Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorial considerations; Letters to the editor; Media criticism; Participation; Public; Public debate; Public sphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951049865     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884909350641     Document Type: Review

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