Lessons From Katrina: Crisis Communication And Rhetorical Protocol
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC)
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2157-894X,1544-0389
DOI: 10.19030/tlc.v4i6.1573