Mass media and political outspokenness in Hong Kong: Linking the third-person effect and the spiral of silence

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 186-211

  Willnat, Lars ^a  

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EID: 0030158001     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/8.2.187     Document Type: Article

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