Television news viewing, governmental scope, and postmaterialist spending: Assessing mediation by partisanship

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 416-434

  Holbert, R Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 33745023831     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_4     Document Type: Article

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