Toward a theory relating political discourse, media, and public opinion

Journal of Communication

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-271

  Simon, Adam F ^a   Jerit, Jennifer ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIA ROLE; POLITICAL THEORY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250178023     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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