Superhero, instructor, optimist: FEMA and the frames of disaster in hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-294

  Murphree, Vanessa ^a   Reber, Bryan H ^b   Blevens, Frederick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954426307     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260802640732     Document Type: Article

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