The moment of truthiness: The right time to consider the meaning of truthfulness

The Changing Faces of Journalism: Tabloidization, Technology and Truthiness

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 114-126

  Ettema, James S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84905059521     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203878453     Document Type: Chapter

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