No news is good news: Human rights coverage in the american print media, 1980-2000

Journal of Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-325

  Cole, Wade M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953209062     PISSN: 14754835     EISSN: 14754843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14754835.2010.501264     Document Type: Article

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