Self-censorship by coercion: The federal government and the california Japanese-language newspapers from pearl harbor to internment

American Journalism

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 31-57

  Mizuno, Takeya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84980391562     PISSN: 08821127     EISSN: 23262486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08821127.2000.10739252     Document Type: Article

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