Introduction: Questioning european journalism

Journalism Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-17

  Örnebring, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; European journalism; European public sphere; Media failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014226614     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700802560450     Document Type: Article

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