Taking television seriously: A sound and image bite analysis of presidential campaign coverage, 1992-2004

Journal of Communication

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 652-675

  Bucy, Erik P ^a   Grabe, Maria Elizabeth ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; IMAGERY; MEDIA ROLE; TELEVISION;

EID: 37449032247     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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