What shapes Americans' opinion of china? Country characteristics, public relations and mass media

Chinese Journal of Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-20

  Wang, Xiuli ^a   Shoemaker, Pamela J ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Country characteristics; Foreign public opinion; Mass media; Public relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951976080     PISSN: 17544750     EISSN: 17544769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17544750.2011.544079     Document Type: Article

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