Factors in the appeal of news

Communication and Emotion: Essays in Honor of Dolf Zillmann

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 511-530

  Aust, Charles F ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410607584     Document Type: Chapter

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