Disdaining the media: The American public's changing attitudes toward the news

Political Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-281

  Gronke, Paul ^a   Cook, Timothy E ^b  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Confidence in press; News media; Public opinion; Trust in government

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547914130     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600701471591     Document Type: Article

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