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Solutions Journalism

The effects of including solution information in news stories about social problems

Karen McIntyreRichard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 16-34 | Published online: 14 Dec 2017

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