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Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Exploring Questions of Media Morality
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Comparing the Ethics of Citizen Photojournalists and Professional Photojournalists: A Coorientational Study

Pages 19-37 | Received 11 Sep 2013, Accepted 31 Oct 2013, Published online: 16 Jan 2014

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