Evaluating journalism: Towards an assessment framework for the practice of journalism

Journalism Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-162

  Shapiro, Ivor ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation of journalism; Journalistic culture and practice; Quality; Rhetoric; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952861786     PISSN: 17512786     EISSN: 17512794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512780903306571     Document Type: Article

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