The news media as a political institution: Looking backward and looking forward

Political Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-171

  Cook, Timothy E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Journalism; New institutionalism; Political communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747154140     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600600629711     Document Type: Review

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