In defense of textual analysis: Restoring a challenged method for journalism and media studies

Journalism Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-252

  Fürsich, Elfriede ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical discourse analysis; Cultural studies; Glasgow university media group; Methodology; Textual analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014379042     PISSN: 1461670X     EISSN: 14699699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616700802374050     Document Type: Article

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