Candidate appearances on soft news shows and public knowledge about primary campaigns

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-35

  Brewer, Paul R ^a   Cao, Xiaoxia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33745635886     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem5001_2     Document Type: Review

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