When attention drives attention: Issue dynamics in environmental news reporting over five decades

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-304

  Djerf Pierre, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental journalism; news information; public service broadcasting; public sphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866983982     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: 14603705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323112450820     Document Type: Article

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