China's official framing of religion and its influence on young Chinese students: A partial testing of the process model of framing in a special media environment

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 416-432

  Yao, Qingjiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Religion; The People's Daily; The Process Model of Framing Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649542522     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980701637033     Document Type: Article

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