Consequences of third-person perception in support of press restrictions in the O. J. Simpson trial

Journal of Communication

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 60-78

  Salwen, Michael B ^a   Driscoll, Paul D ^a  

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EID: 0031509481     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1997.tb02706.x     Document Type: Article

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