Regulatory compliance in opinion poll reporting during the 2004 Canadian election

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-257

  Ferguson, Peter A ^a   de Clercy, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; INFORMATION; MEDIA ROLE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 27844444713     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552440     Document Type: Article

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