Death can make a difference: A comparative study of “quality quartet” obituary practice

Journalism Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 911-924

  Starck, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Death reporting; Editorial practice; Instant biography; Newspaper style; Obituary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84968824188     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700802227886     Document Type: Article

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