Discovering "joe six pack" content in television news: The Hidden history of audience research, news consultants, and the Warner class model

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-382

  Allen, Craig ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745024734     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_1     Document Type: Article

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