Public meetings in entertainment television programming: Using procedural justice to analyze fictional civic participation

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-443

  Besley, John C ^a   Diels, Janie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 70349586961     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150903102402     Document Type: Article

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