Shoemaker, Pamela J.

Gatekeeping theory. / Pamela J. Shoemaker, Tim P. Vos. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - 173 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Part 1: Understanding of gatekeeping: Understanding the concept -- The gatekeeping process -- Part 2: Gatekeeping - levels of analysis: The individual level of analysis -- The communication routines level of analysis -- The organizational level of analysis -- The social institutional level of analysis -- The social system level of analysis -- Part 3: Theorizing about gatekeeping -- Field theory and gatekeeping -- Gatekeeping channels -- Gatekeeping in the 21st century.

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Communication--Philosophy.

P90.S458

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