Research methods in mass communication research: A census of eight journals 1990-2000

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 417-436

  Trumbo, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH;

EID: 4444348319     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900408100212     Document Type: Article

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