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Irish audiences and news information from official sources during Covid-19

By: Dawn Wheatley  
Open Access
|Aug 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 32
Published on: Aug 5, 2022
Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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