Community, Communication, and Participation: The Role of Mass Media and Interpersonal Discussion in Local Political Participation

Political Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-336

  McLeod, Jack M ^a   Scheufele, Dietram A ^b   Moy, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Interpersonal Communication; Knowledge; Mass Media; Nontraditional Participation; Traditional Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241749     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105846099198659     Document Type: Article

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