Assessing the television campaign: The impact of party election broadcasting on voters' opinions in the 1997 British General Election

Political Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 333-358

  Pattie, C J ^a   Johnston, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Election broadcasting; Television campaigns; Voting behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036354491     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01957470290055538     Document Type: Review

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