Research note: A captive audience? The media use of prisoners

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 529-544

  Vandebosch, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Media and crime; Media dependency; Media use; Prisoners; Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034360631     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323100015004004     Document Type: Article

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