The mediatization of war: A comparison of the American and German media coverage of the Vietnam and Iraq Wars

American Journalism

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 29-53

  Horten, Gerd ^a  

^a Concordia University Portland ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84981734426     PISSN: 08821127     EISSN: 23262486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08821127.2011.10677801     Document Type: Article

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