Effect of call-in political talk radio shows on their audiences: Evidence from a multi-wave panel analysis

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 376-397

  Yanovitzky, Itzhak ^a   Cappella, Joseph N ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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