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’Now we can talk’: The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico’s La Comay

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’Now we can talk’: The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico’s La Comay. / Gutsche Jr, Robert; Naranjo, Consuelo; Martinez-Bustos, Lilliam.
In: Journalism Practice, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2014, p. 298-313.

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Gutsche Jr, R, Naranjo, C & Martinez-Bustos, L 2014, '’Now we can talk’: The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico’s La Comay', Journalism Practice, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 298-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2014.963358

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Gutsche Jr, R., Naranjo, C., & Martinez-Bustos, L. (2014). ’Now we can talk’: The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico’s La Comay. Journalism Practice, 9(3), 298-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2014.963358

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Gutsche Jr R, Naranjo C, Martinez-Bustos L. ’Now we can talk’: The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico’s La Comay. Journalism Practice. 2014;9(3):298-313. Epub 2014 Oct 10. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2014.963358

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Gutsche Jr, Robert ; Naranjo, Consuelo ; Martinez-Bustos, Lilliam. / ’Now we can talk’ : The role of culture in journalistic boundary work during the boycott of Puerto Rico’s La Comay. In: Journalism Practice. 2014 ; Vol. 9, No. 3. pp. 298-313.

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