Press coverage and public opinion on women candidates: The case of chile's michelle bachelet

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-223

  Valenzuela, Sebastián ^a   Correa, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; Chile; Elections; Gender stereotypes; News coverage; Public opinion; Women candidates

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349134337     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048508100913     Document Type: Article

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