Viewer Sensitivity to Ethical Issues in TV Coverage of the Clinton-Flowers Scandal

Political Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-181

  Lind, Rebecca Ann ^a   Rarick, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bill Clinton; Ethical Sensitivity; Gennifer Flowers; Media Ethics; News Ethics; Political Candidates; Political Reporting; Television News; Television Viewers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033243475     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105846099198712     Document Type: Article

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