Media ownership regulations and local news programming on broadcast television: An empirical analysis

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-57

  Napoli, Philip M ^a,b   Yan, Michael Zhaoxu ^c  

^a Graduate School of Business

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 34250835553     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150701308010     Document Type: Review

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