Relationship between pretrial publicity and trial outcomes

Journal of Communication

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 104-120

  Bruschke, Jon ^a   Loges, William E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041125648     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1999.tb02819.x     Document Type: Article

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