Beyond the competent consumer: the role of media literacy in the making of regulatory policy on children and food advertising in the UK

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-230

  Buckingham, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

advertising; children; media literacy; media policy; media regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050790038     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286630802651602     Document Type: Article

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