This little piggy went to press: The american news media's construction of animals in agriculture

Communication Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-103

  Packwood Freeman, Carrie ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650093125     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714420902717764     Document Type: Article

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