Speaking of looting: An analysis of racial propaganda in national television coverage of hurricane Katrina

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-318

  Johnson, Kirk A ^a   Dolan, Mark K ^a   Sonnett, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Hurricane katrina; Kerner commission; News; Propaganda; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961074708     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646175.2011.590404     Document Type: Article

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