Blurred Boundaries or Conflicting Epistemologies: Information activism and journalism in Egypt

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Blurred Boundaries or Conflicting Epistemologies : Information activism and journalism in Egypt. / Mollerup, Nina Grønlykke.

I: Journalism Practice, Bind 11, Nr. 1, 2017, s. 48-61.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Mollerup, NG 2017, 'Blurred Boundaries or Conflicting Epistemologies: Information activism and journalism in Egypt', Journalism Practice, bind 11, nr. 1, s. 48-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2015.1133250

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Mollerup, N. G. (2017). Blurred Boundaries or Conflicting Epistemologies: Information activism and journalism in Egypt. Journalism Practice, 11(1), 48-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2015.1133250

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Mollerup NG. Blurred Boundaries or Conflicting Epistemologies: Information activism and journalism in Egypt. Journalism Practice. 2017;11(1):48-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2015.1133250

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Mollerup, Nina Grønlykke. / Blurred Boundaries or Conflicting Epistemologies : Information activism and journalism in Egypt. I: Journalism Practice. 2017 ; Bind 11, Nr. 1. s. 48-61.

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