The influence of corporate front-group stealth campaigns

Communication Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-99

  Pfau, Michael ^a   Haigh, Michel M ^a   Sims, Jeanetta ^a   Wigley, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Front group; Inoculation; Stealth campaign

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845978047     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650206296083     Document Type: Article

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