Journalistic responsibility and political advertising: A content analysis of coverage by state and local media

Communication Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-293

  Kaid, Lynda Lee ^a   McKinney, Mitchell S ^b   Tedesco, John C ^c   Gaddie, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038263068     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510979909388500     Document Type: Article

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