Structural Pluralism in Journalism and Media Studies: A Concept Explication and Theory Construction

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 857-878

  Nah, Seungahn ^a   Armstrong, Cory L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84857164897     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2011.615446     Document Type: Review

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