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L’ASYMÉTRIE,DES,REVENUS,PUBLICITAIRES,DES,
MÉDIAS,D’INFORMATION,TRADITIONNELS,ET,
MODERNES,
Le#point#de#vue#de#trois#publicitaires#québécois#
Christian#Desîlets#
Professeur#de#publicité#sociale#
Département#d’information#et#de#communication#
Université#Laval#
Enquête#menée#pour#le#Groupe#de#travail#sur#le#journalisme############################################################
et#l’avenir#de#l’information#au#Québec#####################################################################################
Dépôt#:#2#septembre#2010#

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