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Combining detached watchdog journalism with development ideals: An exploration of Fijian journalism culture

Folker Hanusch, Charu Uppal

International Communication Gazette, Volume: 77, Issue: 6, Pages: 557 - 576

Swansea University Author: Charu Uppal

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DOI (Published version): 10.1177/1748048515597873

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Development journalism has been a key focus of discussion among journalism scholars for around half a decade, but most of the attention has been firmly on African and Asian countries. This article examines the situation on the little-researched island nation of Fiji, which has experienced considerab...

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ISSN: 1748-0485 1748-0493
Published: SAGE Publications 2015
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