Studying Crisis communication from the subaltern studies framework: Grassroots activism in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-164

  Kim, Induk ^a   Dutta, Mohan J ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958194306     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260802557423     Document Type: Article

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