Television as arsonist? The spread of right-wing violence in germany

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-260

  Esser, Frank ^a   Brosius, Hans Bernd ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contagiousness; Journalistic practices; Political communication; Priming; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030306944     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323196011002005     Document Type: Article

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