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images of homelessness in the media  

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  • After virtually ignoring the problem of homelessness for decades, the news media in the United States sharply increased its coverage during the early to mid-1980s. This increase, and its subsequent decline and plateau, offer a view of the changing image of homelessness in America. [Source: Encyclopedia of Homelessness; Images of Homelessness in the Media]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DGFC1ZV3-X

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