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Research Articles

Newsrooms as Sites of Community and Identity: Exploring the Importance of Material Place for Journalistic Work

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Pages 1611-1628 | Received 13 Nov 2022, Accepted 16 Jul 2023, Published online: 29 Jul 2023

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