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Book Title: When the Press Fails : Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Reaktion Books, The Limited
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Political Process / Media & Internet, Media Studies, General, Journalism
Item Height: 0.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
Item Weight: 15 oz
Author: W. Lance Bennett, Regina G. Lawrence, Steven Livingston
Item Length: 0.9 in
Item Width: 0.7 in
Book Series: Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
