Hugh grant's image restoration discourse: An actor apologizes

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-267

  Benoit, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate image repair; Hugh grant; Image restoration theory; Political image repair

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043593587     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463379709370064     Document Type: Article

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