Comparing nations in mass communication research, 1970-97: A Critical Assessment of How We Know What We Know

Gazette

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 415-434

  Chang, Tsan Kuo ^a   Berg, Pat Pat ^a   Fung, Anthony Ying Him ^a   Kedl, Kent D ^a   Luther, Catherine A ^a   Szuba, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative research; Galton's problem; international communication; sociology of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993723088     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549201063005004     Document Type: Article

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