Watchdog or lapdog? A look at press coverage of the extractive sector in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda

Ecquid Novi

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-99

  Behrman, Michael ^a   Canonge, James ^b   Purcell, Matthew ^b   Schiffrin, Anya ^a  

^a Columbia's University School of International and Public Affairs ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Africa; African journalism; Extractive sector; Ghana; Journalism; Media; News coverage; Nigeria; Training; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866280865     PISSN: 02560054     EISSN: 19420773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02560054.2012.683803     Document Type: Review

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