Primary presidential election campaign messages in 2004: A functional analysis of candidates' news releases

Public Relations Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-183

  Cho, Sooyoung ^a   Benoit, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

2004 Democratic primary; Acclaims; Attacks; Character; Defenses; Functional Theory; News releases; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044380434     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2005.02.021     Document Type: Article

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