Communicating throughout Katrina: Competing and complementary conceptual lenses on crisis communication

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 171-188

  Garnett, James L ^a   Kouzmin, Alexander ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85047685314     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00826.x     Document Type: Article

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