Visual literacy and manipulation

@article{Messaris1994VisualLA,
  title={Visual literacy and manipulation},
  author={Paul Messaris},
  journal={Critical Studies in Media Communication},
  year={1994}
}
  • P. Messaris
  • Published 1 June 1994
  • Art
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication
(1994). Visual literacy and manipulation. Critical Studies in Mass Communication: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 180-203. 
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