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A case study of third world news coverage by the western news agencies andThe times (London)

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Peterson, S. A case study of third world news coverage by the western news agencies andThe times (London). Studies in Comparative International Development 15, 62–98 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02686375

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