Influence of source liking and personality traits on perceptions of bias and future news source selection

Media Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 310-329

  Arpan, Laura M ^a   Peterson, Erik M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 46049091169     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260802077546     Document Type: Article

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