Meta-imaging, The War Room, and the hyperreality of U.S. politics

Journal of Communication

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-45

  Parry Giles, Shawn J ^a   Parry Giles, Trevor ^a  

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EID: 0033463077     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1999.tb02780.x     Document Type: Article

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