On the effect of the "third-person effect": Perceived influence of media coverage and residential mobility intentions

Journal of Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 711-727

  Tsfati, Yariv ^a   Cohen, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; PERIPHERAL REGION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY;

EID: 0346399758     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/53.4.711     Document Type: Article

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