Effects of victim exemplification in television news on viewer perception of social issues

Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 787-803

  Aust, Charles F ^a   Zillmann, Dolf ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 0037692860     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769909607300403     Document Type: Article

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