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Contesting communities: Reimagining journalism and social order in a fragmented world

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Contesting communities: Reimagining journalism and social order in a fragmented world. / Gutsche Jr, Robert; Hess, Kristy.
In: Journalism Practice, Vol. 12, No. 2, 02.02.2018, p. 136-145.

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Gutsche Jr R, Hess K. Contesting communities: Reimagining journalism and social order in a fragmented world. Journalism Practice. 2018 Feb 2;12(2):136-145. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2017.1397935

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Gutsche Jr, Robert ; Hess, Kristy. / Contesting communities : Reimagining journalism and social order in a fragmented world. In: Journalism Practice. 2018 ; Vol. 12, No. 2. pp. 136-145.

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