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Overrepresentation and underrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos as lawbreakers on television news
dc.contributor.authorDixon, T. L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLinz, Danielen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T22:11:56Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T22:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2000-06en_US
dc.identifier.citationDixon, TL; Linz, D (2000). "Overrepresentation and underrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos as lawbreakers on television news." Journal of Communication 50(2): 131-154. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75217>en_US
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dc.identifier.issn1460-2466en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rights2000 by the Journal of Communicationen_US
dc.titleOverrepresentation and underrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos as lawbreakers on television newsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelCommunicationsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumUniversity of Michigan, Department of Communication Studies, 3020C Frieze Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1285, USA E-mail: tldixon@umichen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USAen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02845.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Communicationen_US
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