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Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Exploring Questions of Media Morality
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Sports Journalism as Moral and Ethical Discourse

Thomas P. Oates Northern Illinois University
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John Pauly Marquette University
Pages 332-347 | Published online: 05 Dec 2007

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