Learning about politics from the mass media

Political Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-430

  Chaffee, Steven H ^a   Kanihan, Stacey Frank ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

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EID: 0031240154     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105846097199218     Document Type: Article

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