Network news and racial beliefs: Exploring the connection between national television news exposure and stereotypical perceptions of African Americans

Journal of Communication

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-337

  Dixon, Travis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; RACISM; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

EID: 47949112290     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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