How viewers process live, breaking, and emotional television news

Media Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-40

  Miller, Andrea ^a   Leshner, Glenn ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 34547432624     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260701300915     Document Type: Article

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