How gender and age affect newscasters' credibility - An investigation in Switzerland

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-484

  Weibel, David ^a,b   Wissmath, Bartholomaus ^a   Groner, Rudolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss University of Distance Education

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EID: 49149113160     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150802205801     Document Type: Article

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