Introduction: Media events in globalized media cultures

Media Events in a Global Age

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-20

  Hepp, Andreas ^a   Couldry, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84865758068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203872604     Document Type: Editorial

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