Local community ties, community-boundedness, and local public affairs knowledge gaps

Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-50

  Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^a   Kosicki, Gerald M ^a   Fredin, Eric S ^a   Park, Eunkyung ^a  

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EID: 0034388365     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365000027001002     Document Type: Article

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