Science, journalism, and the construction of news: How print media framed the 1918 influenza pandemic

American Journalism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 61-79

  Spratt, Meg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84979895558     PISSN: 08821127     EISSN: 23262486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08821127.2001.10739324     Document Type: Article

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