Political advertising in the 2004 election: Comparison of traditional television and Internet messages

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-278

  Kaid, Lynda Lee ^a   Postelnicu, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaigns; Political information; Political media

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444581708     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764205279421     Document Type: Review

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