Mimicking News: How the credibility of an established tabloid is used when disseminating racism

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Mimicking News : How the credibility of an established tabloid is used when disseminating racism. / Farkas, Johan; Neumayer, Christina.

I: Nordicom Review, Bind 41, Nr. 1, 2020, s. 1-17.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Farkas, J & Neumayer, C 2020, 'Mimicking News: How the credibility of an established tabloid is used when disseminating racism', Nordicom Review, bind 41, nr. 1, s. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2020-0001

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Farkas, J., & Neumayer, C. (2020). Mimicking News: How the credibility of an established tabloid is used when disseminating racism. Nordicom Review, 41(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2020-0001

Vancouver

Farkas J, Neumayer C. Mimicking News: How the credibility of an established tabloid is used when disseminating racism. Nordicom Review. 2020;41(1):1-17. https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2020-0001

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Farkas, Johan ; Neumayer, Christina. / Mimicking News : How the credibility of an established tabloid is used when disseminating racism. I: Nordicom Review. 2020 ; Bind 41, Nr. 1. s. 1-17.

Bibtex

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