"To entertain, inform, and educate": Still the role of public television

Political Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-140

  Holtz Bacha, Christina ^a   Norris, Pippa ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

European union; Political knowledge; Public broadcasting; Television news; Television privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035638060     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105846001750322943     Document Type: Review

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