Exposure to news, political comedy, and entertainment talk shows: Concern about security and political mistrust

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-423

  Tsfati, Yariv ^a   Tukachinsky, Riva ^b   Peri, Yoram ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 71249111138     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edp015     Document Type: Article

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