Making a case for restorative rhetoric: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani & mayor Ray Nagin's response to disaster

Communication Monographs

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-392

  Griffin Padgett, Donyale R ^a   Allison, Donnetrice ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apologia; Crisis Communication; Disaster; Restorative Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957043060     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2010.502536     Document Type: Article

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