Adherence to the protest paradigm: The influence of protest goals and tactics on news coverage in U.S. and international newspapers

International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-144

  Boyle, Michael P ^a   McLeod, Douglas M ^b   Armstrong, Cory L ^c  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

news reporting; social movements; status quo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857771725     PISSN: 19401612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1940161211433837     Document Type: Article

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