Poll reporting and journalistic paradigm: A study of popularity poll coverage in hong kong newspapers

Asian Journal of Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-151

  Lee, Francis L F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Journalistic Paradigm; Journalistic Professionalism; News Coverage of Polls; News Sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050783214     PISSN: 01292986     EISSN: 17420911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980600638629     Document Type: Article

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