THE CHANGING FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM IN THE UNITED STATES

The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 144-157

  Friedman, Sharon M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85144975111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315887586-17     Document Type: Chapter

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