Media framing of capital punishment and its impact on individuals' cognitive responses

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-140

  Dardis, Frank E ^a   Baumgartner, Frank R ^a   Boydstun, Amber E ^a   de Boef, Suzanna ^a   Shen, Fuyuan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57749128627     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430701580524     Document Type: Article

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