City hall reporters’ evaluation of coverage

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 27-38

  Coulson, David ^a   Sf Cyr, Charles ^b   Lacy, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85026214630     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953290002100303     Document Type: Article

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