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Who lost what?: An analysis of myth, loss, and proximity in news coverage of the Steubenville rape

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Who lost what? An analysis of myth, loss, and proximity in news coverage of the Steubenville rape. / Gutsche Jr, Robert; Salkin, Erica.
In: Journalism, Vol. 17, No. 4, 01.05.2016, p. 456-473.

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Gutsche Jr, R & Salkin, E 2016, 'Who lost what? An analysis of myth, loss, and proximity in news coverage of the Steubenville rape', Journalism, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 456-473. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884914566195

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Gutsche Jr, R., & Salkin, E. (2016). Who lost what? An analysis of myth, loss, and proximity in news coverage of the Steubenville rape. Journalism, 17(4), 456-473. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884914566195

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Gutsche Jr R, Salkin E. Who lost what? An analysis of myth, loss, and proximity in news coverage of the Steubenville rape. Journalism. 2016 May 1;17(4):456-473. Epub 2015 Jan 15. doi: 10.1177/1464884914566195

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Gutsche Jr, Robert ; Salkin, Erica. / Who lost what? An analysis of myth, loss, and proximity in news coverage of the Steubenville rape. In: Journalism. 2016 ; Vol. 17, No. 4. pp. 456-473.

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