Sound bites, spin and social change: Analyzing the news media in the classroom

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 39-53

  Lens, Vicki ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media; Media literacy; Social change; Social problems; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976558768     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J067v22n03_04     Document Type: Article

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