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Media criticism as a propaganda strategy in political communication

Nordic Journal of Media Studies
Volume 5 (2023): Issue 1 (June 2023)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2023-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2003-184X
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Language: English
Page range: 115 - 133
Published on: Jun 21, 2023
Published by: Sciendo
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Keywords:
media criticism,
propaganda,
Twitter,
Sweden,
political communication
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Communication science,
Mass communication,
Public and political communication,
Visual communication

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