The spread of the Kremlin’s narratives by a western news agency during the Ukraine crisis

Journal of International Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 138-158

  Watanabe, Kohei ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

globalisation; news agencies; news flow; online news; Propaganda; Ukraine crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011805323     PISSN: 13216597     EISSN: 21627177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13216597.2017.1287750     Document Type: Article

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