The broadcasting public sphere: Enduring issues, enduring relationships, enduring activists

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-238

  Kovacs, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Activist groups; Broadcasting policies; Relationship building

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993083310     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540310807386     Document Type: Article

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