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Visual Gatekeeping – Selection of News Photographs at a Flemish Newspaper Cover

Visual Gatekeeping – Selection of News Photographs at a Flemish Newspaper

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|Nov 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0414 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 70
Published on: Nov 28, 2017
Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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