Broadcast and cable network news coverage of the 2004 presidential election: An assessment of partisan and structural imbalance

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-339

  Fico, Frederick ^a   Zeldes, Geri Alumit ^a   Carpenter, Serena ^b   Diddi, Arvind ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

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EID: 69849124685     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430701790990     Document Type: Article

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