Killing the messenger: The 1994 press bannings and the demise of Indonesia's new order

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Killing the messenger : The 1994 press bannings and the demise of Indonesia's new order. / McCargo, Duncan.

In: Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 4, No. 1, 01.01.1999, p. 29-47.

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Harvard

McCargo, D 1999, 'Killing the messenger: The 1994 press bannings and the demise of Indonesia's new order', Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 29-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081180X99004001004

APA

McCargo, D. (1999). Killing the messenger: The 1994 press bannings and the demise of Indonesia's new order. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 4(1), 29-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081180X99004001004

Vancouver

McCargo D. Killing the messenger: The 1994 press bannings and the demise of Indonesia's new order. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 1999 Jan 1;4(1):29-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081180X99004001004

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McCargo, Duncan. / Killing the messenger : The 1994 press bannings and the demise of Indonesia's new order. In: Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. 1999 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 29-47.

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