Knowledge or trust? investigating linkages between media reliance and participation

Communication Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-86

  Moy, Patricia ^a   Torres, Marcos ^a   Tanaka, Keiko ^b   Mccluskey, Michael R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Penshinki Center

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media reliance; Participation; Political knowledge; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 12944280932     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650204271399     Document Type: Article

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