Mediating the Olympics

Convergence

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-278

  Marshall, P David ^a   Walker, Becky ^b   Russo, Nicholas ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

censorship; convergence; mediation; new media; Olympics; piracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955777237     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856510367619     Document Type: Review

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