Framing distance: Local vs. non-local news in Hong Kong press

Chinese Journal of Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-39

  Guo, Steve ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong kong press; Local vs. non local news; News distance; News grid

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951971244     PISSN: 17544750     EISSN: 17544769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17544750.2011.544080     Document Type: Article

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