Search engine optimisation in UK news production

Journalism Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 462-477

  Dick, Murray ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Editorial standards; News production; Online news; Search; Search Engine Optimisation; Seo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864734419     PISSN: 17512786     EISSN: 17512794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2010.551020     Document Type: Article

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