NEWS COVERAGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT: A longitudinal perspective

The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 209-220

  Hansen, Anders ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Science and Risk Communication   (United Kingdom)

^c International Environmental Communication Association   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85144923553     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315887586-19     Document Type: Chapter

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