Self-Reported news attention does assess differential processing of media content: An experiment on risk perceptions utilizing a random sample of U.S. local crime and accident news

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-134

  Slater, Michael D ^a   Goodall, Catherine E ^a   Hayes, Andrew F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; MASS MEDIA; RISK PERCEPTION; TELEVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63649093213     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.01407.x     Document Type: Article

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