Objectivity, professionalism, and truth seeking in journalism

The Handbook of Journalism Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 88-101

  Schudson, Michael ^a   Anderson, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 85011581021     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203877685-15     Document Type: Chapter

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