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- ↑ Regan, Tom (September 6, 2002). "When Contemplating War, Beware of Babies in Incubators". The Christian Science Monitor .
- 1 2 MacArthur, J. (1992). "Remember Nayirah, witness for Kuwait?" The New York Times , January 6, p. A17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Severin & Tankard 2001, p. 115.
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- ↑ Sonenclar, Bob (March 1, 1991). "The VNR Top Ten: How Much Video PR Gets On the Evening News?". Columbia Journalism Review (14): 14.
- ↑ Eidson, Thomas E. (January 17, 1992). "P.R. Firm Had No Reason to Question Kuwaiti's Testimony". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- Bibliography
- Severin, Werner Joseph; Tankard, James W. (2001) [1997]. Communication Theories (5th revised ed.). Longman. ISBN 0-8013-3335-0.