Reading realism: Audiences' evaluations of the reality of media texts

Journal of Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 624-641

  Hall, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0347660658     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/53.4.624     Document Type: Article

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