"Web First" to death: The media logic of the school shootings in the era of uncertainty

Nordicom Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 17-29

  Sumiala, Johanna ^a   Tikka, Minttu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Circulation; Communication; Culture of fear; Media disaster; School shooting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649757847     PISSN: 14031108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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