Popular music as journalism in zimbabwe

Journalism Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-78

  Mano, Winston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Music as journalism; Popular journalism; Zimbabwean music; Zimbabwean politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007055815     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700601056858     Document Type: Article

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