International elections on US network news: An Examination of Factors Affecting Newsworthiness

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-39

  Golan, Guy ^a   Wanta, Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

coverage; determinants; elections; international; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444359629     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549203065001135     Document Type: Article

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