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Online Propaganda: The Case of the “Woke” Eurovision Song Contest

By: Cucu Ciprian  
Open Access
|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/saec-2024-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2601-1182 | Journal ISSN: 1221-2245
Language: English, Romanian, German, French
Page range: 148 - 164
Published on: Dec 20, 2024
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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