The oprahization of America: Sympathetic crime talk and leniency

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-82

  Hill, John R ^a,b   Zillmann, Dolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Alabama Family Alliance   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0005502858     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159909364475     Document Type: Article

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