Communicating catastrophe: Blame, Black Saturday and newspaper constructions of bushfire risk

Media International Australia

Volumn , Issue 137, 2010, Pages 100-108

  Bainbridge, Jason ^a   Galloway, Chris ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 80053487784     PISSN: 1329878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1329878x1013700112     Document Type: Article

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