Why the media's role in issues of race and ethnicity should be in the spotlight

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-16

  Mastro, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; RACE; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY;

EID: 84924500836     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12093     Document Type: Article

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