The intersection of race and crime in television news stories: An experimental study

Political Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-327

  Peffley, Mark ^a   Shields, Todd ^b   Williams, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime news; Experimental research; Race; Stereotypes; Visual images

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030194356     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.1996.9963120     Document Type: Article

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