Ethical implications of anonymous comments posted to online news stories

Journal of Mass Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-37

  Hlavach, Laura ^a   Freivogel, William H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551488972     PISSN: 08900523     EISSN: 15327728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08900523.2011.525190     Document Type: Article

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