Media matters: Evaluating the role of the media in Ghana's 2000 elections

African Affairs

Volumn 101, Issue 405, 2002, Pages 585-605

  Temin, Jonathan ^a   Smith, Daniel A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ELECTION; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

GHANA;

EID: 0036816066     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/101.405.585     Document Type: Article

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