The problem with human rights discourse and freedom indices: The case of Burma/Myanmar media

International Journal of Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 681-700

  Brooten, Lisa ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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