Spinning debates: The impact of the news media's coverage of the final 2004 presidential debate

International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-51

  Fridkin, Kim L ^a   Kenney, Patrick J ^a   Gershon, Sarah Allen ^a   Serignese Woodall, Gina ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media effects; Media spin; Presidential debate

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349107625     PISSN: 19401612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1940161207312677     Document Type: Article

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