Television weathercasters as science communicators

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-87

  Wilson, Kris ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Journalism Program   (United States)

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EID: 36948999403     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662506065557     Document Type: Article

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