Conceptualizing television news interpretation by its viewers: The concept of interpretive complexity

Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-291

  Schaap, Gabi ^a   Renckstorf, Karsten ^a   Wester, Fred ^a  

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Author keywords

Differentiation; Integration; Interpretation; Interpretive complexity; Television news use; User perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249491982     PISSN: 03412059     EISSN: 16134087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/comm.2005.30.3.269     Document Type: Review

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